When the heat cranks up, the first things we usually worry about are sunburn and dehydration. But scorching temperatures ...

Missouri, it's essential to be aware of your surroundings and not forget your children in the car. So far in 2025, there have ...

Even without reaching heat wave levels, sustained high temperatures may contribute to a litany of health issues.

How does extreme heat affect mental health? Experts say it can have "significant impacts" on your mental well-being. By Kelly Livingston. July 14, 2023, 9:23 AM. 1:18.

The heat-island effect is starting to endanger the health, productivity, and lives of billions of people worldwide, especially now that it’s coming on top of killer heat waves spawned by climate ...

The rash of global heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere comes as average global temperatures continue to climb, driven ...

The urban heat island effect can make the country's most populated cities 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than nearby areas. Climate change will only make it more suffocating.

Heat can have a substantial effect on brain processes (Image credit: RapidEye / Getty Images) By Devika Rao, The Week US. published 19 September 2023 ...

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. Large heat islands in the US. A July 2023 Climate Central study of the urban heat island index found an estimated 41 million in Census tracts ...

Heat’s effect on sleep could play a role, too. In the Boston study, the hotter it got, the more students’ sleep was disrupted — and the worse they performed on the tests.

As millions of Americans contend with extreme heat across much of the country, experts tell ABC News that continued exposure to high temperatures can have significant effects on people's mental ...