Heat waves are among the world's deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and ...

The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event.

Extreme heat could kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe unless countries get better at cutting emissions.

Scorching heat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has millions of people sweltering during the day, but they’re finding some relief ...

After weeks of shivering in the cold, people across Karnataka are now feeling the heat as temperatures continue to rise. In ...

Some Indian cities are taking action. After a heat wave killed more than 1,300 people in 2010, Ahmedabad developed one of the country’s first heat emergency plans, which stresses an early ...

Consequently, people living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas. Asphalt and concrete also store heat longer and ...