AUSTIN (KXAN) – With blistering heat this summer, you’ve likely heard a few people say “it’s not the head, it’s the humidity.” Turns out both things are true: it’s called the Heat Index. The heat ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - With temperatures getting higher and higher, many are likely planning to visit or have already journeyed to one of the Southeast’s many beaches to beat the heat. Even when summer ...

This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. In late June 2021, a high-pressure atmospheric system settled over Seattle to ...

A recent study finds that humans are sensitive to even small temperature increases. Researchers hope the findings will influence how we tackle climate change. Gunther Cologna sits in a ...