Stay safe and cool, everyone. We’re in the middle of summer, and that means thermometers are working overtime around the country. It’s normal to be warm everywhere this time of the year, but some ...

Extreme heat warnings and advisories have been issued to more than 130 million people across the eastern U.S. this week. (National Weather Service) A dangerous heat wave continues to scorch a large ...

A severe heat wave is impacting the southwestern U.S., with temperatures expected to peak on Thursday and remain high through the weekend. Excessive heat warnings are in effect for much of Southern ...

The heat wave baking the central United States this week may feel worse than those earlier in the summer, and corn is partly to blame. The claim may sound unusual, but this common crop can actually ...

As the frequency and intensity of heat waves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales water vapor through its leaves — ...

LONDON — Humanity’s burning of fossil fuels directly led to the deaths of at least 1,500 people in a European heat wave last week, a study published Wednesday said. While temperatures soared across ...

As the clock ticks down the final days of July, thermometers will climb across much of the eastern half of the United States, creating a dangerous and long-lasting heat wave that will put millions at ...

Millions of Americans are under heat alerts Monday as a heat wave brings triple-digit temperatures or heat indices to nearly half the continental United States, according to the National Weather ...

Extreme heat is becoming an urgent priority in the United States and beyond. The threat posed by extreme heat has become a matter of national security, impacting U.S. military readiness, while ...

Climate change is exacerbating extreme heat waves across the country, burdening families, putting Americans’ health at risk, driving up utility bills, straining ecosystems, and deepening inequality.