A fire and explosion at a Connecticut chemical plant Thursday morning was likely caused by the recent heat wave, officials ...

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! It looks like we won’t be seeing a merger between Shell and BP just yet, as Shell denies that it is looking to take over its British rival. This week’s heat ...

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Judson Jones, The New York Times’s resident meteorologist, discussed this week’s stifling heat and how to prepare for the ...

AccuWeather reports June 24 was the hottest day in more than a decade for millions of residents. But also pay attention to ...

In several cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia, temperatures have hovered in the upper 90s, with heat indices ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have each announced actions aimed at ...

Should you set your a/c to 78 when it's hot out? Which temperature is the safest and most cost-effective? That depends on you.

A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...

Several celebrities declared their support for Zohran Mamdani in Instagram and TikTok posts, some of which include the ...

Thousands remain without power in Adams County after two separate outages on opposite ends of the county, which came during a ...

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...