Scientists are mapping urban heat to save lives in overheated cities. Extreme heat doesn’t leave visible damage, but it’s one of the deadliest climate threats, especially in cities, where concrete ...

Amid temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) on July 3, 2023, then 70-year-old Bob Woolley stumbled while walking across his Phoenix-area backyard and fell on its rocky surface.

National Weather Service maps reveal the intense heat wave due to pass across the U.S. in the coming days. The maps—which are a collaboration between the NWS and the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Zubaida starts her day at eight in the morning, sorting discarded plastics, glass, and chemicals with her bare hands, to collect items she can sell. With waste-segregation centers in this part of East ...