Across the United States, the line between routine summer heat and life‑threatening disaster is getting thinner. As temperatures climb and electricity demand surges, cities are confronting the ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

The nation's transportation system was built to withstand the weather, come rain or shine. However, the heat dome scorching the U.S. has been pushing the nation's infrastructure to the limits. As ...

How does climate change influence humid heat waves? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated how a phenomenon called atmospheric ...