Heat

As Boise faces hotter temperatures and growing climate risks, city leaders and health experts are working on local solutions to keep residents safe and our communities resilient.

Greenhouse gasses are causing temperatures to rise in cities across the U.S., but Boise is among the fastest warming urban areas in the country. The City of Trees ranks 14th out of 242 cities surveyed.

Hot days and polluted air may be doing more than making people uncomfortable — they could also affect mental health. A new study from the University of Utah finds that short bursts of extreme heat, combined with certain types of air pollution, are linked to an increased risk of suicide.

Some cities nearing 100 degrees

A new report finds that rising temperatures are making droughts across the Mountain West and Southwest even worse — and longer-lasting.

Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters say.

Next week, Boise's Climate Action Team will be hitting the streets to try and figure out which parts of the Treasure Valley are the hottest.

The organizations delivered a letter to the National Governors Association, which meets this week in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Earlier this week, Idaho's public camping ban went into effect, possibly leaving the state's unhoused with fewer ways to escape the heat.

According to new findings, more than 20,000 people have died from heat in the U.S. over the last quarter-century — and the problem looks like it’s getting worse.