Heat Wave

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.

Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.

Scorching temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit are expected across the U.S. West Coast in the coming days, as a heat dome hovers over the region.

Earth from space This 2017 satellite photo shows an unusual cloud "cyclone" nestled up against the coastline of Spain and Portugal. Researchers are unsure what caused the strange structure's spin, but ocean eddies and an extreme heat wave likely played key roles.

A large population of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019 that multiplied the crabs' caloric needs and drove them to starvation.

June through August 2023 were the hottest three months ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

The unprecedented water temperatures — reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in some places — could intensify storms and hurricanes in the Sunshine State.

Britain broke an all-time heat record this week, and a heat wave in the U.S. stretched from California to the South.

For the first time, authorities have given a heat wave a name. Scientists hope that naming extreme heat events will help the public protect itself.