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 ...

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 ...

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

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