The 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest that overwhelmed emergency rooms and left hundreds dead. The 2022 heat wave in India devastated the wheat harvest. The deadly heat waves in France in 2003 ...

A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around ...

Over 170 million people are under heat alerts in the U.S. this week, with temperatures reaching record highs across the country. Tampa, Fla. recently hit a record high of 100 degrees on Sunday, and ...

Australia is getting hotter. Climate change is driving more frequent and prolonged extreme heat waves and our homes are ...

Marine heat waves have become longer and more frequent along the U.S. West Coast, as elsewhere in the world. But heating ...

Climate change increased the probability and intensity of more than 200 heat waves across the globe over the last two decades, according to a newly published study. The study, published Sept. 10 in ...

A "heat dome," similar to a heat wave, is a high-pressure system trapping hot air and causing prolonged high temperatures. Heat domes differ from heat waves in their duration and the stagnant nature ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — An early-August metro Phoenix heat wave is expected to continue throughout the workweek, with more record-setting highs in the forecast. “We’re looking at temperatures for the next several ...

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and experts say it can affect your health in short- and long-term ways. A new study suggests that two years of exposure to heat waves could prematurely age a ...

The 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest that overwhelmed emergency rooms and left hundreds dead. The 2022 heat wave in India that devastated the wheat harvest. The deadly heat waves in France in ...