More than 125 million Americans were under the highest level of extreme heat alerts during a wave of above-average ...

An "extremely dangerous heat wave" is continuing to scorch a huge area of the eastern United States June 23, affecting tens ...

The deadly heat wave across the eastern half of the country has made for some scary situations. Tens of millions in major ...

The heat wave caused disruptions to public transport across the Northeast. Amtrak said it will be forced to slow train speeds ...

Several cities in the eastern United States have faced record high temperatures due to a climate phenomenon known as the ...

Nearly 160 million people are under heat alerts from eastern Texas to Maine, as temperatures are forecast to be as much as 20 ...

New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New ...

At least eight states were expected to see temperatures that would feel hotter than those in Death Valley—often referred to as the hottest place on Earth—on Wednesday, according to the National ...

A mother's heartbreaking story of leaving her baby in a hot car reveals how memory lapses can affect any parent, with experts ...

With modified walking routes, kiddie-pool and elaborate sprinkler systems, the volunteers and employees at Anne Arundel ...

Extreme heat is only becoming more common. In the United States, heat waves now occur three times as often as they did in the ...

Heat waves are primarily caused by high-pressure systems that push warm air down onto an area and hold it there. During heat ...