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## heat


* ![Beads of moisture on man's neck and back, close-up TIME health stock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt939efc11e791873d/6988c1342dce0139f39ece15/time-health-stock-sweat2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 27, 2026  
## [How Your Body Adapts to Changing Temperatures](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/how-your-body-adapts-to-heat-temperature-changes/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Veronique Greenwood
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt788571ede165c59a/6a7bc530017cc16477b3902f/AP26182692807543.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2026  
## [July’s Heat Made History. Trump’s Cuts Could Leave Us Less Prepared for What Comes Next](https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/julys-record-breaking-heat/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt180a91c1ab8f4e58/6a3a575374124ce334d60fd9/thermometer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 23, 2026  
## [What to Know About Europe’s Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/)  
[CLIMATE](/section/climate/)  
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
* ![Electric fan, close up](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac154310b2ceecb/698a00e4929fadfdbebf4b36/gettyimages-79553960.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2019  
## [Feeling the Heat? Here’s When Fans Can Help—and When They Don’t—According to Science](https://time.com/5644737/fans-can-make-you-hotter/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alice Park
* ![Benches in wooden sauna](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a8ee0f09d9ff201/6988f7ae0a4a2228599d159e/sauna-blood-pressure.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 10, 2018  
## [Why Saunas Are Ridiculously Good for You](https://time.com/5096264/sauna-health-benefits/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Amanda MacMillan  
* ![Thermometer Sun 40 Degres. Hot summer day. High Summer temperatures](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4396039f7717f64e/6988d35d7cdbac9453d58f01/gettyimages-540761642.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2017  
## [You're Not a Nice Person When It's Hot Outside](https://time.com/4833530/summer-heat-wave-mood/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Real Simple
* ![Volcanic lightning is seen at an eruption of Mount Sakurajima, in this photo taken from Tarumizu city, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1be94a8efd7c2f2b/6988a7c55f570f1225b22ac4/weather-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 15, 2016  
## [The Best Weather Photos of 2016](https://time.com/4510163/best-weather-photos-2016/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Photo and Kim Bubello
* ![Are Infrared Saunas Dangerous?](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d4c1cf83d2562e9/6988a511ab6d77f6af6ab241/sauna1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 7, 2016  
## [You Asked: Are Infrared Saunas Healthy?](https://time.com/4481947/infrared-sauna-benefits-healthy/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Markham Heid
* ![Heat Wave in Eastern India](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e2fb8675755ef0c/6988912af887dcec01e95a78/gettyimages-523430954.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 29, 2016  
## [Indian Heat Wave Claims More Lives](https://time.com/4312086/india-heatwave-drought-death-orissa-telangana/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![India Heatwave](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt050e5a5b45122151/6988521a06f2c18b9633a642/india-heatwave-7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 29, 2015  
## [See Images of Indians Coping With a Deadly Heat Wave](https://time.com/3900666/india-heatwave-photos/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nikhil Kumar  
* ![Manny Pacquiao](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4356e9ce82531102/69877c48524fc06006dec2b5/pacman1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 28, 2015  
## [Watch Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Chat During Heat Game](https://time.com/3685435/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-miami-heat-game/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by David Stout
* ![Record Hot](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ea89ea638a2c190/69876a2d5f570f2c7eb13b63/record-hot_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2014  
## [World Heads Toward Warmest Year Ever](https://time.com/3598872/global-temperatures-are-the-hottest-on-record-for-a-fifth-month-this-year/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Helen Regan
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 13, 2014  
## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: November 13](https://time.com/3582858/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-november-13/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![A girl plays with the water curtains that have been installed by firemen to bring relief to local people suffering from scorching heat on Piotrowska Street in Lodz, Poland on May 24, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f4fcc82c4217e07/6986913fcd6848f196094dd5/04222130.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2014  
## [2014 Could Be the Hottest Year on Record](https://time.com/3526756/2014-hottest-year-on-record-climate-change-global-warming-noaa/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Helen Regan
* ![A new billboard was spotted in Akron, Ohio today.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ff1a50c067ea4ee/69869e9f35ba6f35bfc0351c/lebron-james-billboard-miami.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 8, 2014  
## [ESPN Suspends Radio Host For His LeBron James-Trolling Billboard](https://time.com/3091972/lebron-billboard-espn/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Laura Stampler

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