There are many effects of climate change. Perhaps the most broadly known is global warming, which is caused by heat building up in various parts of the Earth system, such as the atmosphere, the ...

Heat dome in the West "A heat dome building across the West will keep things dry and hot for the Fourth of July in many places, and even normally cooler places along the coast will be on the warm ...

Heat wave limits quantity, quality from farmers' fields The early summer hot spell is drying up crops and profits in Johnston County. Posted 2008-06-06T20:58:20+00:00 - Updated 2008-06-07T01:59:18 ...

There may currently be an up to 50-fold underestimation of heat-related morbidity and mortality. That needs to change.

The heat is no joke and this year, it's impacting a large portion of the U.S. Here's what to know about heat stroke, including how to treat it.

Last year, 425 people died of heat-related causes in Maricopa County, which encompasses about 4.5 million people in Phoenix and its suburbs. It was a record high death toll, and a 25 percent ...