The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming. Hundreds of ...

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 ...

Philadelphia broke a daily record high today, reaching 99 degrees as the region's heat wave officially began. The high temperature so far at Philadelphia International Airport reached 99, breaking a ...

Weather reports indicate a heat dome with highs in the 90s to low 100s is building over parts of the country this week — including the Northeast with a short, but significant, hot and humid spell ...

Just in time for summer, here comes the heat. "A dangerous, widespread heat wave will bake the central and eastern U.S., bringing the hottest temperatures of the year and uncomfortably muggy air to ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

Extreme heat can trigger excessive sweating that overwhelms the body’s natural cooling system, potentially leading to heat cramps, heat stroke and even death in severe, untreated cases. An ...

Charlottesville and much of Central Virginia were under an extreme heat warning Tuesday, with temperatures predicted to stay in the 90s and upper 80s for the remainder of the week. The region is part ...

ROME — Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk ...

Scientists are calling for greater attention to be placed on chronic heat exposure “It’s the family that lives with conditions that are just a little bit too hot all the time and no air conditioning,” ...