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

The recent heat wave was, predictably ... It’s super nice to have people coming in from the beach, people walking on the boardwalk, always around.” For the latest news, weather, sports ...

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

Collaboration between agencies crucial for heatwave response, says NDMA head; workshop emphasizes early action, regional ...

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 ...

Human-caused climate change made this record-breaking heat wave at least 30 times more likely, according to modelers at the World Weather Attribution initiative. About 50 people died in Jacobabad ...

By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s population — will be exposed to at least a month of health-threatening extreme heat when outdoors in the sun ...

Ridgeview medical crews have already treated about six people for heat-related illnesses in the latest wave of hot temps. One of those treated included a young healthy male who was working on a ...

BEIJING--China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the south and a heat wave prompting fears of a ...