Areas in the Sonoran Desert (Phoenix, Palm Springs, Yuma) are expected to reach the upper 90s and could surpass 100° early in ...

There was already a heat wave in the Southwest this week ... has a heat map of the United States to indicate temperature patterns. As of Saturday, it places nearly all of the country (with ...

Threat level: Areas experiencing a long-duration heat wave, like much of the South and ... Such a "ring of fire" weather pattern, named after the heat domes the storms form near, can repeatedly ...

The Bay Area is in for another weather whiplash, with some cities likely to break record high temperatures for the first time ...

In this week's Weather Wise, learn about the patterns meteorologists look for in determining heat waves across the West.

For the first time, MIT scientists have successfully imaged how heat actually travels in a wave, known as a “second sound,” through this exotic fluid. Understanding this dynamic could help ...

Livermore touched 90 degrees on Tuesday, surpassing its 1977 mark of 82 as the hottest March 25th ever. Redwood City (87 ...

Heat waves have gotten hotter in the Northern Hemisphere ... and is tied to the shifting sea surface temperatures. ENSO patterns, which have been shown to be unpredictable, have a significant ...

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 ...

with heat waves having the biggest impact. Human activity, including the unrestricted burning of fossil fuels over decades, has warmed the planet and changed weather patterns. That has meant ...