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US heat-wave 'kills 13 people'Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:42PMA heat-wave blanketing the US heartland in humidity, buckling roads and rupturing water mains, has claimed the lives of 13 people, US media report.

Temperatures could top 100 on Wednesday, ThursdayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:18PMTemperatures could top 100 degrees in parts of Milwaukee County on Wednesday, bringing a return of the type of suffocating weather directly responsible for 154 deaths in Wisconsin in 1995.

Americans swelter in record heatTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:13PMChicago - A searing heatwave brought summer misery to the American heartland and caused more than a dozen deaths as it blanketed up to 17 US states in soaring temperatures and oppressive humidity.

Seeing StarsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:12PMHubble's 20th anniversary image shows a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula.

11 water safety tips for swimmers & boatersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:18PMReduce the risk of drowning this summer with these tips on how to stay safe while boating or swimming, how to spot rip currents in the ocean, and more.

Killer heat, humidity in USTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:10PMA searing heatwave brought summer misery to the American heartland, enveloping as many as 17 US states in oppressive temperatures and humidity likely to persist into next week, forecasters said yesterday.

Towns brace for hurricanesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:58PMWith forecasters predicting three to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic during an unusually intense storm season this year, Massachusetts emergency management officials are urging residents to take precautions.

US suffers under killer heat with 13 deadTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:49PMA SEARING heatwave has brought summer misery to the American heartland, enveloping as many as 17 US states.

NASA's Inconvenient Ruse: The Goddard Institute For Space StudiesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:03PMAnother unreliable source of temperature data.