Climate change intensified temperatures across Europe this summer, leading to an additional 16,500 deaths, according to leading climate scientists and epidemiologists. In a new study, experts looked ...

As climate change drives more extreme weather, including wetter floods and hotter heat waves, researchers are developing tools to help us better plan for the future. One tool is called the Connecticut ...

Heat waves and flooding could cost the European Union $50 billion in damage to buildings and crops as well as a loss of productivity, a new study found. By Melissa Eddy Melissa Eddy covers the German ...

Kevin Miller can get a person to the brink of heat stroke in 30 minutes. In a chamber with a temperature of around 100 degrees, he starts them out on the treadmill, switching off between three minutes ...

Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. A 2024 study found that the total number of heat-related deaths recorded in the U.S. had more than doubled between 1999 ...

It’s a problem that climate change, caused by the burning of fuels like gasoline and coal, is worsening. Intensifying extreme ...

New nationwide research finds that extreme heat is linked to thousands of workplace injuries each year, underscoring the need for a federal OSHA standard to protect workers. New research published ...

When the daytime air feels like an oven and night brings no relief, people in Karachi, Pakistan, say the heat "goes straight to the head." They mean more than dizziness or sweat. It's the creeping ...

As the Lee Fire swept through the Western Slope last month, 179 inmates at the Rifle Correctional Center were evacuated and taken to other facilities. Researchers say it’s just one recent example of ...