Power outages stretched into a fourth day Thursday following a record-breaking heat wave that strained the city’s electrical grid. As of 3:40 p.m., more than 6,324 Con Edison customers remained ...

The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and ...

Climate change increased the probability and intensity of more than 200 heat waves across the globe over the last two decades, according to a newly published study. The study, published Sept. 10 in ...

The study — published in Nature — comes as climate change activists are increasingly turning to courts to argue that fossil fuel companies are making climate change worse. Scientists have found more ...

In other words, the scientists found, the pollution from the biggest fossil fuel companies and nations made these severe and oftentimes deadly heat waves worse or even possible. The conclusions may ...

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and experts say it can affect your health in short- and long-term ways. A new study suggests that two years of exposure to heat waves could prematurely age a ...

It’s honestly pretty hilarious to us that Roblox Grow A Garden is the biggest title in the video game world right now. After all, it doesn’t really make sense that it is…but it is. Seriously, it’s a ...

Editor's take: Long stretches of extreme heat may do more than make you miserable. A new study suggests they can accelerate the body's natural aging process. Researchers in Taiwan tracked nearly ...

Amid ongoing wildfires, extreme heat is gripping the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures climbing into the low-90s across Washington through the next couple of days. The National Weather Service has ...

An excessive heat warning is in effect for a large portion of Washington state, including Seattle and Tacoma, due to high temperatures and warm nights. Daytime temperatures are expected to reach the ...

Anna Lueck / OPB A 56-year-old man found dead in Portland on Saturday may have died as a result of the region’s current heat wave, according to the Multnomah County Medical Examiner. County officials ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – With temperatures set to rise in the coming days, Spokane residents are being urged to take precautions against the heat. Cooling locations, including local libraries, are opening ...