A peer-reviewed study published in Science has documented frequent new particle formation during a heat wave, a phenomenon that standard atmospheric models predicted should not happen at such high ...

Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat ...

Extreme heat can trigger excessive sweating that overwhelms the body’s natural cooling system, potentially leading to heat cramps, heat stroke and even death in severe, untreated cases. An ...

During Australia's unprecedented heat wave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.

It may be hard to believe that we have not had a heat wave this summer. Because this summer it has not bee the heat, but the humidity. It takes 3 straight days with highs of 95° or higher at KCI, the ...

There's potential of a third heat wave this summer, and it quite possibly has already begun. Temperatures turned up to 90 degrees in Central Park on Sunday, which could be the start to the tri-state's ...

Central Florida braces for near-record-high temperatures before a cold front brings a sharp drop.

A survey published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications analyzed the wide-reaching extent of “Third Global Coral ...