A trio of environmental scientists at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies Consejo Superior de Investigaciones ...

“Heat waves are by far the deadliest extreme event ... which naturally warms the Pacific Ocean and changes weather around the world, made some of this weather more likely earlier in the year.

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, the EU agency that monitors climate change said on Tuesday, ...

A surprise heat wave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply ...

Record high temperatures last year fuelled demand for air conditioning, in turn driving an increase in dirty coal-fired power ...

Other regions projected to face increasingly severe heat waves include the Middle East ... 500 million people around the world, particularly in places such as South Asia and the Middle East ...

Consequently, people living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas. Asphalt and concrete also store heat longer and ...

BEIJING--China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the south and a heat wave prompting fears of a ...