This week marks the 30th anniversary of the deadliest heat wave in Chicago's history. Why it matters: Three decades later, elderly and low-income residents are still most at risk during heat waves, ...

Expanding major sporting events like the World Cup and the NCAA’s March Madness will also expand the damage each does to our climate.

Incredibly, 30 years ago, four separate derechos raked across parts of the northern U.S. The last of these was a rude ...

“When it is hot, your body is working on overdrive to keep it cool. This creates stress on the body, which releases cortisol, ...

Gov. Ned Lamont issued an extreme hot weather protocol to last from Tuesday into Friday, prompting Waterbury and Hartford to ...

Multnomah County has announced that it will not be opening up dedicated cooling shelters for the upcoming heat wave but will ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Extreme temperatures during the summer of 1995 caught Chicago off guard. A relentless heat wave settled over the city, and with no clear emergency plan, the response fell dangerously ...

Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster.

We are starting off this week once again with highs in the triple digits, with 100° already being achieved! That is our 4th day of the month with 100° temperatures so far. Tonight’s low will ...

THURSDAY: Showers early, then scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day as a cold front moves through. Some storms will contain wind gusts to 40+ mph, small hail, and heavy rainfall. High ...

Tomorrow will be hot and humid with highs in the upper 90s. Heat indices will make it feel more like 106-110°. Skies will be partly cloudy with a few pop-up showers.

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said deal-making in the corporate world is starting to heat up, telling investors to expect more action in ...