💨 Abstract

A record-breaking heatwave in 2025 severely impacted infrastructure, health, and public activities across the U.S. Roads cracked, power outages occurred, and extreme temperatures caused hospitalizations and at least one death. Multiple records for June temperatures were broken from Maine to the Mid-Atlantic region. The heatwave underscores the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme heat events due to global warming linked to fossil fuel emissions.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff