People often think of a heatwave as a temporary event, a brutal week of sun that eventually breaks with a cool breeze. But as the climate changes globally, in parts of Africa, that level of heat is ...

Researchers say marine heat waves could soon become more frequent in the future. The record-breaking marine heat wave in the seas off northern Europe was “unprecedented but not unexpected” in a ...

From Toronto to Minneapolis, Chicago to Omaha many places in North America are seeing a surge in summer heat well into fall. But one of the drivers is a weather phenomenon occurring thousands of miles ...

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 ...

More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to understand the extent of its impacts. This unprecedented heat wave, nicknamed "The ...

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 ...

Human-induced climate change made the intense early January heat wave in Australia five times more likely, according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution.

If the power goes out during a heat wave, there's nowhere more dangerous to be than where people spend most of their time — indoors.A new study led by ...

The season’s most dangerous heat wave so far is expected to hit Southern California this week. Extreme heat and fire weather advisories have been issued beginning Wednesday, set to last for several ...

SPRINGFIELD — Weather in central Illinois this weekend could be the warmest that it has been since 1939, the National Weather Service said. Calling it "the return of summer heat" on the social media ...