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 ...

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 ...

Exposure to heat waves over just two years could add up to 12 extra days of age-related health damage. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Living through extreme heat waves can accelerate your rate of aging, ...

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 ...

Waves from the Pacific Ocean break along the coast near the 60-ft high Victoria Beach Pirate Tower on a summer day on Sept. 19, 2025 in Laguna Beach, Calif. Waves from the Pacific Ocean break along ...

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.

When it comes to dealing with extreme temperatures, we Michiganders like to pride ourselves on how tough we are. We can drive through blizzards, survive ice storms, and spend hours each year shoveling ...

Climate change is making heat waves like the one that lingered over much of the U.S. this week more frequent and intense. The Eastern U.S. sweltered under a heat dome in recent days, with some cities ...

For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of ...

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 ...