The climate crisis is causing more severe heatwaves and related events. Here's what to know about dealing with extreme weather in 2024. Katie a UK-based news reporter and features writer.
Many regions across the United States experienced "record-breaking high temperatures" in 2023 due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Emergency room ...
As carbon emissions rise, communities across the globe are dealing with increasingly severe and frequent bouts of extreme temperatures. Scientists have observed an eightfold increase in record ...
Heat is the number one weather-related killer. Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s ...
Extreme heat has a way of exposing society’s vulnerabilities. And as extreme heat events become more frequent in the U.S., data shows that the poorest Americans will be most at risk. People ...
Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped to cool off in. It is, for now, science ...
Severe weather is possible during any month in Minnesota, but April marks the traditional start to severe weather season in the upper Midwest. On Friday, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Meteorologist Chris ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda, Anant Gupta and Atul Loke traversed Kolkata ...
Arizona's new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a ...
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. The same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures ...