"As heat waves become more frequent and intense under climate change, the 2014-16 Northeast Pacific marine heat wave provides a critical example of how climate change is impacting ocean life, and ...

30 years after death, '95 heat wave victim, a WWII veteran, buried with military honors “He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired Army ...

We asked readers and experts, "What exactly is a heat wave?" Experts say it's less about temperatures and more about health-related impacts.

Justice & Health 30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem The disaster disproportionately killed Black residents in neighborhoods that still face ...

It can be challenging to connect climate change to people’s everyday lives. But there’s nothing abstract about heat waves and vanishing beaches.

OEMC, cooling centers, AC and more: What's changed since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave The new Heat Vulnerability Index is designed to combine data and community engagement from those who ...

Aside from heat, climate change is expected to increase the frequency of other extreme weather events, including wildfires, hurricanes and floods, according to the IPCC report.

Around 2,300 people died in 12 European cities due to an extreme heat wave that hit the region from June 23 to July 2, a rapid scientific analysis has found. Researchers also estimated that ...

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.