Beating the summer heat. Let's start by getting your home ready. Install an air conditioner if possible, and keep up with regular maintenance for optimal cooling power. Check your windows for any gaps ...

OK. One of the times I went running this week in our nation's capital, it was early in the morning but already 82 degrees and 82% humidity. Washington, D.C., has had daytime temperatures over 100 this ...

City officials, residents and researchers gathered at Columbus Park in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night to remember the deadly heat wave 30 years ago — and to plan how to prevent future heat ...

Climate change is making heat waves like the one that lingered over much of the U.S. this week more frequent and intense. The Eastern U.S. sweltered under a heat dome in recent days, with some cities ...