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

The ecology of the North Atlantic is constantly changing. Sometimes it changes abruptly. Extreme events are one driver of ...

Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. Tropical regions will see larger changes ...

As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, understanding how to stay safe in the heat is no longer optional—it's essential. Professor Fabiano Amorim, chair of the ...

Every summer, heat waves affect millions of people around the world. The World Meteorological Organization reported that at least 10 countries experienced temperatures higher than 50ºC in 2023–2024.

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.

About 76 per cent of India’s population now lives in districts at high or very high heat risk, with rising warmth and ...

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 ...

Heat and humidity will once again smother the eastern half of the country this week, pushing the heat index to dangerous levels for tens of millions of people. In the Midwest, the humidity will be ...

From Texas clear to Georgia, from the Gulf Coast on up to the Canadian border, a mass of dangerous heat has started spreading like an atmospheric plague. In the days and perhaps even weeks ahead, a ...

In the decade since the Paris climate agreement was hammered out, countries have made only halting efforts toward meeting the accord’s goal of limiting global warming. But even that modest progress ...