EXTREME HEAT

As the warming Earth sizzled through a week with four of the hottest days ever measured, the world focused on cold hard numbers that showed the average daily temperature for the entire planet.

The number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl.

“At the end of the day, her dog saved her life by barking to alert our officer and K-9 Kip,” the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said.

Over 300 deaths suspected to be linked to this summer’s record-breaking heat wave are being investigated in a single Arizona County, official statistics showed Thursday morning.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia shares some tips to make sure you don’t leave a young child in a car as it doesn’t take long on a hot day for the temperature in the car to become dangerous.

Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands National Park in triple-digit temperatures.