Climate change, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels, pushed temperatures so high last year that scientists were astounded when 2023 became the hottest year on record. Communities like Oklahoma ...

RENO, Nev. — The Reno-Sparks Heat Mapping Project Team has completed a temperature mapping campaign to identify areas with the highest heat concentrations. Thomas Albright, an Associate Professor and ...

As climate change fuels more days of extreme heat every year, American cities are becoming increasingly familiar with the urban heat island effect. Heat islands are areas that experience increased air ...

Just in time for the unofficial start of summer, the National Weather Service is launching a new Heat Risk forecast which will be a 7-day forecast to warn people of potentially long durations of ...

PORTSMOUTH — Environmental group leaders are working with Portsmouth residents to help solve the city’s urban heat problem, including by mapping the city’s hot spots, planting hundreds of new trees ...

In this story, we’re following up on the Charlotte Heat Mappers project we covered this July. Read or listen to that story first here. This summer, 60 volunteers set out on a hot and humid day in ...

Phyllis Robinson has noticed temperatures creeping up in her suburban neighborhood in Washington, D.C. in recent years, but ...

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