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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and experts say it can affect your health in short- and long-term ways. A new study suggests that two years of exposure to heat waves could prematurely age a ...

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 ...

Almost 150 million people were under heat advisories and warnings Wednesday morning, as the extreme heat wave that has brought sweltering conditions to the eastern half of the country and smashed ...

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: ...

We have begun another hot and humid stretch and for some, this will be the third heat wave of the summer. In Boston, it was a record-setting day as the city reached a new high temperature for the day.