Scientists say Southwest heat is latest in parade of ultra extremes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than…
Trump’s climate health rollback likely will hit vulnerable communities the most, experts say
In a stretch of Louisiana with about 170 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants, premature death is a fact…
‘Influenced by individual events in recent years’
Extreme weather events are becoming more common — and more costly — and scientists say climate change is…
As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
RIO DE JANEIRO — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking…
‘They start really fighting, like grappling’
A series of studies on various animals’ behaviors all point to the same thing: hotter temperatures lead to…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Deadly wildfires in southwest France burn area larger than Paris
France’s biggest wildfire in about two decades has ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person…
‘Shade’ review: Book advocates simple, low-tech solutions to heat
The cities of ancient Mesopotamia were oases for travelers trying to escape the sun’s heat. Urban shade was…
Germans are finally embracing air conditioning, even renters
A stroll down German streets usually reveals plenty of postwar architecture, stucco walls and increasingly, air conditioners sitting…