The data is in and 2024 exceeded climate guardrails meant to limit the chance of catastrophic impacts.

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.

Doctors and scientists are keeping an eye on yet another coronavirus subvariant — XEC — that could surpass the latest hyperinfectious strain.

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.

If there was any doubt that Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth, look no further than July’s preliminary climate summary that shows the region experienced its warmest month on record with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees.

Sunday, July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Almost 100 suspected heat deaths are attributed to a single week, from July 7 to 13, when temperatures reached 118 degrees.

Temperatures in many cities throughout the Middle East have topped 110 degrees F, and the heat index in Dubai...

While most Americans try to beat the heat, more than a million people move towards it, visiting one of the hottest places on Earth: Death Valley, California. (Scripps News)

A stifling, widespread heat wave is bringing some of the hottest and most perilous temperatures of the summer to more than 130 million people in the U.S. on Monday, with a particular emphasis on the East Coast. Threat level: According to Weatherbell Analytics, about 258 million people in the U.S. will see temperatures exceed 90°F during the next seven days. Prolonged exposure to such heat can cause serious illness and even prove fatal, with more...

"You see people out doing activities where it's quite warm, and suddenly somebody collapses." Data shows over 1 billion people have endured near-deadly heat in 2024: 'People typically are not aware that they're getting into trouble' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Oppressive heat is blanketing large swaths of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, southern New England and the Northwest. Idaho could hit 109 degrees.

It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.

A blistering heat wave has blanketed the Western U.S., shattering temperature records and forcing an extensive heat warning.

Historic heat is upon California. Record temperatures were recorded in dozens of places and, already, this heat is posing an “extreme” health risk for tens of millions of people. Without climate change, this almost certainly wouldn’t be happening. It’s getting (unnaturally) hot in here California has always been prone to extreme weather events, but...

Father's Day weekend started Saturday with warm temperatures across much of the country – and forecasters say it's only going to get worse.