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

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

Anything but fun in the sun, heat waves can be extremely uncomfortable and pose serious health risks. This is especially true for the most vulnerable, like infants and children.

“People don’t have to die in heat waves. But if we can’t communicate convincingly, ‘but actually a lot of people are dying,’ it’s much harder to raise this awareness,” Otto said.

The sun was setting, but it was still oppressively ... The April 16 sit-in at the Quest Mall came at the beginning of a deadly spring heat wave that spread across Asia and set temperature records ...

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 ...

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 ...