Extreme heat events increasingly pose significant global health risks, especially in vulnerable and under-resourced regions.

The heat wave that broke daily record high temperatures across the eastern half of the United States has given way to storms and showers, with a chance for some severe thunderstorms and dangerous ...

As a deadly heat wave continued to scorch much of the eastern half of the country, a round of thunderstorms known as a "ring of fire" was cropping up along some of the edges of the heat dome ...

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing strains in infrastructure and highlighting public health risks when faced ...