Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm this ability. A study published in Ecological and Evolutionary ...

Heat waves—prolonged periods of abnormally hot weather—influence egg prices, energy bills and even public transit. And they're becoming more common as temperatures increase. Subscribe to our ...

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.

More than 30 million people are under extreme weather alerts Sunday as a sweltering heat wave lingers across the West. Excessive heat warnings and watches were effective in parts of California, Oregon ...

Weather isn’t climate, and a heat wave isn’t proof of human-induced global warming any more than a snowball disproves it. At the same time, nothing quite focuses the mind on the causes and effects of ...

Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician. But he’ll never forget working at Cook County Hospital 30 years ago when a heat wave sweeping the country ...

When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible - roofs are ripped off or charred homes line roads. Heat waves cause financial damage, too, but it’s more diffuse: ...

From seabirds to sea lions, wildlife along the California coast are now facing “the Blob,” a massive marine heat wave that’s become a recurring anomaly since the early 2010s. The oceanic phenomenon ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Expect “feels like” temperatures ranging from 103 to 113 degrees through the afternoon today, and actual thermometer readings are expected to reach 100 degrees in Jacksonville and ...