Global warming during the Last Interglacial period caused so much Arctic ice to melt that Atlantic currents collapsed — and scientists say these are the conditions we could be heading toward.

More than 15 million people are under fire weather alerts in California -- from Redding to Sacramento to San Francisco to Burbank -- due to dry and windy conditions.

Record high temperatures in Los Angeles were set on Friday as the Phoenix airport recorded its warmest low temperature for any September day — 93.

The heat wave continues.

Data suggests 2024 will likely surpass 2023 as the hottest year ever recorded. The Copernicus Climate Change Service says temperatures are close to topping the 2.7-degree rise that was set by the Paris Agreement. In the last month, heat-related deaths have been reported in Greece, Saudi Arabia, India and the United States. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heat related deaths in the U.S. rose almost 47% from 2021 to 2023.