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

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 ...

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 ...

The deadly, record-breaking heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest in June 2021 continues to be the subject of intense interest among scientists, policymakers and the public. A new study by some of ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – A deadly, record-setting heat wave was continuing to blast most of the eastern U.S. on Tuesday, June 24, forecasters said, with temperatures soaring to near 100 degrees for tens of ...

The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the event. By Christina Kelso Days after an intense, record-breaking heat wave ...

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 ...

Some schools shifted to remote learning due to the heat. A dangerous, record-breaking heat wave is baking the East Coast, prompting heat emergencies from Washington, D.C., to Boston. New York City ...

A marine heat wave in the Mediterranean Sea is combining with a powerful heat dome to cause Europe to swelter under a brutal early summer heat wave. It’s a pattern that’s popping up frequently as the ...