Several days of scorching temperatures are suspected to have caused at least 19 deaths in New Jersey as a heat dome that had settled above parts of the central and eastern United States gives way to severe storms that have knocked out power to close to 1 million homes and businesses
July 05, 2026
Extreme heat wave in its final stretch and could fuel storms during July 4 celebrations
July 04, 2026
Why we have so many ways to measure hot weather
July 03, 2026
France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, with authorities warning that the
July 03, 2026
Heat records broken from DC to Boston, more to come Friday
July 02, 2026
Gaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge this Independence Day in the eastern U.S., and it's already starting ahead of the holiday weekend
July 02, 2026
Extreme heat like the weather sweeping the eastern U.S. drives up energy demands for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding areas
July 02, 2026
A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
July 01, 2026
CNN News Central's Sara Sidner speaks with Ashley Ward, director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University's Nicholas Institute, about what's causing the world's heat waves to grow more intense.
July 01, 2026
China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use
July 02, 2026
They’re called rock glaciers, and they might not look like much, but they’ll continue to provide meltwater after the world’s iconic white glaciers are gone.
July 02, 2026
Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters
July 01, 2026
Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius
July 01, 2026
Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece, the fire brigade said.
July 01, 2026
Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves
July 01, 2026
It's a hot one for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states
July 01, 2026
Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat
June 30, 2026
A legal framework could be drawn up this year on regional cooperation to monitor and seek to adapt to falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, which is shrinking at an
June 30, 2026
Hottest temperatures in over a decade threatened in parts of eastern US as dangerous heat dome expands and intensifies
June 29, 2026
The spike in copper prices to a record high earlier this year has added weight to arguments for switching from copper to cheaper and lighter aluminium in a range of sectors
June 30, 2026
Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades
June 30, 2026
They were the ‘unsung heroes’ of firefighting. Their deaths mark a grim milestone for the new wildland fire service
June 30, 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was keeping the country's health emergency response plan, ORSAN, at its highest level for the coming days in view
June 29, 2026
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy
June 29, 2026
White supremacists' July 4 march counts as free speech in 'messy democracy,' Interior Secretary Burgum says
Mitchell Robinson says injury before NBA Finals came from hitting truck amid concern for his brother
7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide
Israel government says it will defy Supreme Court ruling on media regulator
Soccer-US striker Balogun available for Belgium clash despite red card
How the Maryland Zoo protects animals during extreme heat
How the Detroit Auto Show became a global destination
Burn survivor hopes fireworks safety message lasts beyond the holiday