The region is battling extreme drought, an intense heatwave, and deadly wildfires. And in some areas, the ground is almost too hot to walk on.
Blistering temperatures and brutal humidity cover the U.S. from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf Coast.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A heat dome is turning a large part of the U.S. into a furnace.
The West is set to get its fourth heat wave in five weeks, with temperatures starting to climb this weekend and peaking on Monday.
Heat waves are increasing in severity and likelihood because of climate change. That makes it more important than ever to understand them.
Temperatures could reach the triple digits across multiple states.
A new analysis also sheds light on the climate crisis' role, showing the heat was made 150 times more likely.
The heat-caused damage in the Pacific Northwest is a stark sign of how screwed our infrastructure is when it comes to climate change.
The record-obliterating heat wave will hit California, Oregon, and Washington amid a megadrought.
Records were smashed left and right this week in as a monster heat wave sweeps much of the U.S.
Temperatures could smash all-time records, worsening the megadrought gripping the region.
Summer has begun with a sizzle in California and the rest of the West. Large swaths of the state are baking under a heat wave, including areas in the Central Valley where the National Weather Service is warning there’s “little to no relief” from the brutal temperatures on Thursday. That will only reinforce the dire…