The June heat wave triggered warnings of a flash drought and caused a surge in ER visits. Many other countries have been facing extreme heat at the same time.

The heat comes from everywhere when you’re active outside on hot days – the Sun’s rays, the air around you, the ground and even your own body.

The answer depends in part on where you live. If it’s extremely hot and humid, the health risks are much higher.

On a regional scale, global warming exceeded the Paris agreement’s upper climate target in the northern hemisphere.

Foxtails can hook onto your pet’s skin and may cause redness, swelling and infection.

Foxtails can hook onto your pet’s skin and may cause redness, swelling and infection.

The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realised.

The future of the traditional holiday getaway looks bleak.

There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.

There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.