Climate change: When atmospheric conditions such as temperature and rainfall change over time. Currently, our climate is becoming warmer over time and this is called global warming. Drought: A ...

SEATTLE — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon ...

The Southwest is in for peak dog days as a looming heat wave has triggered extreme heat warnings and advisories for 80 million people from the U.S.-Mexico border to southwest Utah. “An anomalously ...

People drink water and wash their faces during a heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 23, 2024. Last year was the hottest the earth has ever experienced. There has been little sign of high ...

A girl takes a gulp of water on a sunny summer day. The devastating consequences of extreme heat are no longer freak weather events but a dangerous new reality for young people. This past July, a 16 ...