Millions of low-income Americans struggle to afford air conditioning amid rising electricity costs and record-breaking temperatures. President Trump's 2026 budget proposal seeks to eliminate the Low ...

For more on the dangers of extreme temperatures and key tips for dealing with the heat, Stephanie Sy speaks with Ashley Ward, director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University. Now let's ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Between June 20-24, a heat dome, or the presence of high heat over ...

The NWS issued an Extreme Heat Watch for portions of northern, central and southern Illinois from Tuesday morning through Thursday evening. Dangerously hot and humid conditions will increase the risk ...

Last August, residents of New Orleans endured a spate of extreme heat alerts, warning of successive days with temperatures in the triple digits and little relief after sundown. The city's heat problem ...

Folks sick of the scorching temperatures in the East will finally see some relief as August begins, forecasters say, but not before a final push of searing heat and potent thunderstorms. "A big change ...

Another heat wave—this one steeped in humid air, including from a Midwestern phenomenon called corn sweat—is blanketing the eastern half of the U.S. this week in July. Tens of millions of people are ...