A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” ...

Mortality rates during heat waves have been put in the spotlight with research from The University of Queensland showing a 20% increase in heat wave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.

Heat waves can cause adverse health effects and even be fatal. How are people and cities preparing for a world with more extreme heat? In early summer, large swaths of the U.S. were hit by an extreme ...

This June saw major heat waves across Canada with peak temperatures — measured over a three-day period — of 7.4 C in eastern Ontario, 10.7 C in southern Québec, 7.2 C in northern Québec and 10.6 C in ...