How do you cool down without air conditioning? Our readers respond with clever hacks involving towels, ice packs — anc pickle.

Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.

Record-breaking heat exacerbates an already dangerous situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

When dangerously high temperatures and unhealthy ozone levels collide, The National Weather Service issues a Code Orange air quality alert. Staying inside or visiting a cooling center can help.

It’s no surprise that most Georgians are looking towards pools and cooler places to have outdoor fun this summer. Georgia averages summer temperatures of low 80s to high 90s. If you’re looking to enjoy the weather while not risking heat exhaustion, there is an array of water parks to visit with family and friends.

In elementary school, NPR's Malaka Gharib visited her dad in Cairo each summer. It was hot, there was no AC — but she coped. In this age of global warming, she wonders: How are Egyptians getting by?

We asked photographers around the world to make pictures of how the locals cope with this year's record heat. They created some really cool images.