A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...

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

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...

From Atlantic beaches to New England hamlets, humidity surged to extremes and temperatures soared to records that overpowered ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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