Researchers at Iowa State University are testing a new mobile app that alerts residents when their homes begin to overheat — a tool designed to help prevent heat-related illnesses in vulnerable ...

Extreme heat can trigger excessive sweating that overwhelms the body’s natural cooling system, potentially leading to heat cramps, heat stroke and even death in severe, untreated cases. An ...

Long-term exposure to extreme heat events accelerates the body’s ageing process and increases vulnerabilities to heath issues, finds a long-term study of 24,922 people in Taiwan. The study, published ...

As the frequency and intensity of heat waves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers. Analysis of data from nearly 1,500 sites in the ...

Every summer, heat waves affect millions of people around the world. The World Meteorological Organization reported that at least 10 countries experienced temperatures higher than 50ºC in 2023–2024.

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and experts say it can affect your health in short- and long-term ways. A new study suggests that two years of exposure to heat waves could prematurely age a ...

We may not notice it, but marine creatures off the Bay Area coast are already feeling the heat. Ocean temperatures in the ...

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...

Amid ongoing wildfires, extreme heat is gripping the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to well over 100 degrees across Oregon on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. While the day is ...

As the frequency and intensity of heat waves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...