No matter where your priorities lie—celebrating summer, celebrating the solstice, or bemoaning the egregious heat threatening to consume us all whole—there’s something to meme about today.

As a persistent “heat dome” fuels extreme temperatures for millions, UVA professor Robert Davis explains what’s typical this ...

People are taking to social media to moan and groan about the "oppressive" heat wave affecting much of the U.S. Here's what ...

Heat waves can cause adverse health effects and even be fatal. ... And then of course, there are the direct effects of extreme heat, just simply being dehydrated, hyperthermia, ...

Heat waves can occur with or without high humidity." There was no specific temperature listed, but the NWS added that a heat wave often involves dangerously hot weather that could harm people.

There’s a meme circulating on the internet that’s popular with sweaty, climate-conscious doomscrollers. In the top panel, a distraught-looking Bart Simpson laments, “This is the hottest ...

A potentially record-setting heat wave is forecast to settle over the West Coast this week, driving temperatures in inland areas into the 100s. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Mr. Klinenberg is a sociologist and the author of “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago.” This article was first published on Sept. 7, 2024. Do you remember the heat dome that ...