An ongoing heat wave has knocked out power to thousands of Con Edison customers in the five boroughs over the past two days. As of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3,521 customers in the city were without power, ...

In the decade since the Paris climate agreement was hammered out, countries have made only halting efforts toward meeting the accord’s goal of limiting global warming. But even that modest progress ...

Daikin Industries Ltd. raised its full-year profit forecast after reporting record quarterly sales in its mainstay air-conditioning business, fueled by a heat wave and strong inbound demand in Japan.

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

The Northeast Pacific ocean, off the U.S. West Coast, is experiencing its fourth-largest marine heat wave since record-keeping began in 1982. “The extent of the current Pacific marine heatwave should ...

From seabirds to sea lions, wildlife along the California coast are now facing “the Blob,” a massive marine heat wave that’s become a recurring anomaly since the early 2010s. The oceanic phenomenon ...

One quarter of more than 200 heat waves that occurred worldwide this century may have been impossible without human-induced global warming. Emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement ...

Extreme heat is becoming more common, and experts say it can affect your health in short- and long-term ways. A new study suggests that two years of exposure to heat waves could prematurely age a ...

Extreme heat can trigger excessive sweating that overwhelms the body’s natural cooling system, potentially leading to heat cramps, heat stroke and even death in severe, untreated cases. An ...

Long-term exposure to extreme heat events accelerates the body’s ageing process and increases vulnerabilities to heath issues, finds a long-term study of 24,922 people in Taiwan. The study, published ...