CO2: 432.34 ppmScientists are raising alarms over the planet's warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers.
More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend
Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives
The heat wave threatens to overwhelm U.S. grids and may force some to change their plans on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave, as European cities see more record temperatures.
The heat is changing the continent’s interest in cooling technologies of all kinds.
Authorities are attempting to reduce the pressure on hospitals as the city swelters under extreme heat.