The National Weather Service says temperatures could soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal in spots. Here's what to expect.

A surprise heat wave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply ...

Life sciences researchers in parts of the US and Europe tell The Scientist that they had to postpone projects—many of them, ironically, on the effects of drought—or otherwise had work disrupted by ...

CHONGQING, China--China is experiencing its hottest heat wave ever, with temperatures exceeding ... has also put the nation in its most severe drought in decades, causing rivers here to dry ...

If you look at the last century in New Mexico, stretches of higher temperatures have lengthened; heat waves are hotter and nights, consistently warmer.

"With the help of high pressure and dry conditions, high temperatures will reach the middle to upper 80s and lower 90s each afternoon. Typically, across North Florida, these are not temperatures we ...

Ward recalled the now-legendary Chicago heat wave that caused 739 heat-related deaths in July ... and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988 to include the impacts of heat and drought. “The experience of ...