L ast year, an end of February heat wave sent temperatures soaring to 90 degrees in southeast Missouri and the low 70s in Lower Michigan. In all, 56 cities tied or set new record highs for any ...

Record temperatures in India which is in the midst of an ongoing heat wave. Thermometers in India's capital Delhi reached 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a record for the country. The India ...

Mortality rates during heat waves have been put in the spotlight with research from The University of Queensland showing a 20% increase in heat wave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.