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Attorney General Kris Mayes is among more than a dozen state attorneys general who want extreme heat and wildfire smoke to be eligible for major federal disaster declarations.
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A 50-year-old Texas man died Sunday afternoon while hiking the Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park.
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The very hot conditions continue this week across the West. Excessive heat warnings remain in effect for Arizona locations below 4,000 feet where the heat can be particularly dangerous.
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Grand Canyon National Park officials say 69-year-old Scott Sims died while hiking along the River Trail near Phantom Ranch Saturday.
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The Sedona Fire Department has responded to numerous calls from hikers experiencing heat exhaustion recently. They're urging them to take proper precautions as temperatures remain high.
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Portions of northern Arizona are under an excessive heat warning Thursday and Friday as hot temperatures scorch the Southwest.
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Parts of Arizona are expected to bake this week as the season's first heat wave arrives.
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An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat.
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Arizona’s health department has named a physician to address ways to lessen the effects of extreme heat in the arid Southwestern state as the first statewide heat officer in the nation.
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A new study found extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems.