Delray Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newest high-tech machine that targets brain areas to treat movement disorders ...

More than 118 million children had their schooling interrupted in April alone, UNICEF said, as large parts of the Middle East ...

By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s population — will be exposed to at least a month of health-threatening extreme heat when outdoors in the sun ...

Humanity achieved a fateful milestone last year. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has officially ...

Climate scientists released new data Friday confirming 2024 was the planet’s hottest year on record, as drought and wind fuelled wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles. It was a year marked by ...

A heat map from the National Weather Service (NWS) shows that on Wednesday more than half of the U.S. was experiencing minor ...

Around the globe, extreme weather and searing heat killed thousands of people last year and displaced millions. In Europe, extreme heat contributed to at least 47,000 deaths in 2023. In the United ...

Other regions projected to face increasingly severe heat waves include the Middle East, India and parts of Vietnam and China. When taking into account the force of the sun, the health risks are ...

Sun sails and pop-up canopies can protect your grass from heat during periods of intense temperatures. During a heat wave, grass is more vulnerable and less durable. To avoid overstressing it ...

Consequently, people living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas. Asphalt and concrete also store heat longer and ...

Like trees, the plants reflect the sun's rays, and cool the air via evapotranspiration ... to cope physically with the impacts of a heat wave. A severe heat wave in August 2003 caused many ...