Heat waves can form when a high-pressure system moves into a region and stalls. The system can force warm air downward, acting like a cap as it keeps the cool air near the surface from rising, ...

When Floridians talk about extreme weather, hurricanes dominate the conversation. Each season brings updates on storm tracks, ...

As the planet warms, humid heat waves and extreme rainfall are becoming more common in regions that are usually labeled ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

A long stretch of humid heat followed by intense thunderstorms is a weather pattern historically seen mostly in and around the tropics. But climate change is making humid heat waves and extreme storms ...

More than 600 people die each year from heat-related complications in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. These deaths are preventable -- follow these tips from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It’s the kind of heat that takes you back 45 years to memories of Memphis in the summer of 1980. That July, the city hit 100 degrees or hotter for 15 days in a row. Memphis' hottest ...

Marine heat waves have become longer and more frequent along the U.S. West Coast, as elsewhere in the world. But heating ...

Heat and smoke from wildfires are spreading across the country this week, impacting air quality and prompting heat alerts from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A ridge of high pressure has expanded over ...

Extreme heat can become lethal quickly. A young man cools off at Washington, D.C.'s Yards Park during a heat wave in 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images For many people, summer is a time for ...

Australia is getting hotter. Climate change is driving more frequent and prolonged extreme heat waves and our homes are ...