Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s barely the middle of summer in the northern hemisphere, and heat waves are once ...

A 2026 AAA study found EVs lose about 8.5% of their driving range in 95-degree heat, but nearly 39% in 20-degree cold, making winter the bigger threat to range.

Extreme heat events, heat storms and prolonged heatwaves driven by climate change have emerged as a serious global health ...

When temperatures spike, emergency physicians expect to see more cases of dehydration and heatstroke. But a new Northwestern University study suggests that extreme heat also is linked to a much wider ...

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FILE - Mickelina Papotto, of Salem, Ore., left, and Lorie Odegaard, of Gaithersburg, Md., fan themselves while waiting in line for the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National ...

Extreme heat isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s a growing public health threat. More than 40 million people across the U.S. have remained under heat alerts this month. Heat remains the deadliest ...

An oppressive heat dome is bringing extremely hot temperatures to much of the United States on July Fourth – adding an ingredient of danger to traditional outdoor Independence Day festivities and ...

Today’s forecast calls for a serious rethink if you want to retire in the sun.

Forecasters say a dangerous heat wave is descending across much of Southern California, which is likely to bring triple-digit temperatures.