Severe and extreme heat-related impacts are expected across a wide swath of the U.S. this weekend and next week.

A heat dome happens when hot air is trapped over an area due to a persistent high pressure system, William Gallus, a ...

Rather than constantly yo-yoing with your thermostat, a consistent temperature is the best approach. The U.S. Department of ...

Land surface temperature (LST) is a critical parameter for understanding Earth's energy balance and monitoring climate change ...

At least 130 million people from Texas to Maine are under alert for dangerous heat and humidity over the next few days.

How is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air temperature during some heat waves?

With a stretch of VERY hot weather ahead for the rest of this month into August, it is a good idea to look at how we measure ...

When it comes to doing laundry, there are many rules to follow — yet one of the most important ones is what you set your ...

How low should you set your thermostat for as record-breaking heat sweeps over the country? Here's what experts and other ...