A new study found that efforts to curb emissions of heat-trapping gases that started 10 years ago with the Paris climate ...
“There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause.” Those two sentences are lifted verbatim from the National Aeronautics and Space ...
From Texas clear to Georgia, from the Gulf Coast on up to the Canadian border, a mass of dangerous heat has started spreading like an atmospheric plague. In the days and perhaps even weeks ahead, a ...
Penn State researchers reveal that Earth’s continents gained stability through intense 900°C heat in the crust. The process ...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As we approach some of the hottest days of summer, heat safety will be top of mind for those who work and play outdoors. Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and ...
Maricopa County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada, offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in ...
On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The air is so humid, even a loose shirt quickly turns into a sticky mess. Later, the heat index will top out ...