Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat ...

During a heat wave, much attention is paid to extremely high temperatures during the daytime, but it’s the warm overnight lows that can be really dangerous. Many think they'll get some relief as the ...

A wide variety of clean energy resources can strengthen the electric grid and help protect Americans from the increasing health threats and power outages fueled by climate change-driven extreme heat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Extreme heat can become lethal quickly. A young man cools off at Washington, D.C.'s Yards Park during a heat wave in 2021. Olivier ...

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 ...

During heat waves in California, emergency rooms fill up with people. A new study explores who ends up in the ER, and how much healthcare costs will increase in the future as climate change worsens ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Parts of the Mid-South are now under a Level 4 out of 4 heat risk. In other words, the heat wave suffocating the Mid-South is as serious as it gets. The National Weather Service only ...

When temperatures spike, the homes that have already stood for generations are often the first to buckle. You feel it in rooms that never cool down at night, in air conditioners that run nonstop ...

Australia has always had heat waves. But this week's heat wave in southeastern Australia is something else. Temperatures in some inland towns in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria were up ...

Op-Ed: Protecting pregnant women from the worst effects of climate change is not only the right thing to do, it is also the smart thing to do for our economy, our health system and our collective ...

“We don’t have to choose between reliability and affordability on one side, and public health protections on the other. Offshore wind delivers all three, and the time to act is now.” A model wind ...