Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly

Under the scorching summer sun, pavement can reach temperatures hot enough to cause second-degree burns

It took 50 years and skyrocketing temperatures before the government proposed heat protections for workers. The Biden administration is trying to speed up the process

Heat waves are costly and kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, but because FEMA doesn’t count them as disasters, communities miss out on important resources

The CDC’s new Heat and Health Index looks at the vulnerability of 32,000 neighborhoods to extreme heat using demographic and health statistics

Places beset by heat waves should receive FEMA disaster funds just as those hit by hurricanes or flooding do, labor unions, green groups and public health advocates argue in a new petition

The face of summer is transforming, as people today face more frequent, longer-lasting and hotter heat waves than they did several decades ago

A heat dome is sending temperatures soaring across the U.S. Midwest and East

Poorer households face climate-related dangers during heat waves amid climbing electricity costs, a report by state energy officials warns

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows

Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths

From Gaza to India to the Philippines, climate change exacerbated often record-breaking extreme heat over the past month

Ancient tree rings show that the summer of 2023 was the hottest in the past 2,000 years because of human-caused climate change