CHARLOTTE — In the heat of summer, kids still want to play, but medical experts want parents and caregivers to know anytime the heat index is above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, it poses a significant health ...

Summer is a great time for children to enjoy the outdoors, but when temperatures rise, so do the risks of dehydration and heat-related illness. While kids should stay active and play outside, it's ...

Extreme weather can have major implications on the health and development of young children due in part to the instability it can bring. Families have to change their routines to stave off the effects ...

By the lake at Camp Istrouma, a sleepaway summer camp nestled in the piney woods just outside Greenwell Springs in Southern Louisiana, three 10-year-old girls strap on life jackets and climb into a ...

Extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S., the CDC says. The extreme heat forecast across much of the United States this week is a particular health danger for kids, who are ...

As schools empty and beaches and playgrounds fill, the prolonged heat wave baking swaths of the country this week poses significant health risks to children, from newborns enjoying a shady nap to ...

When Texas weather is extremely hot and humid, the body’s ability to cool itself down is compromised, and young children are particularly at risk if the heat index, or “feels like” temperature that ...

As the planet continues to warm up and summer gets hotter every year, schools and parks are looking for ways to make sure kids can still play. After all, some days during spring and fall almost feel ...

The deaths of at least 27 children and staff at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas have some parents and guardians questioning the safety of summer camps, especially as global warming increases risks ...

OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: after songs and skits ...

An interdisciplinary research team including mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is ...