Two women sweating and fanning themselves on a couch - Antonioguillem/Getty Images Heat waves are becoming increasingly common — and increasingly intense. Along with the obvious discomfort of sticky ...

Millions of people in the U.S. are trying to stay cool as the summer's first major heat wave continues to create dangerous conditions across the Midwest and along the East Coast. That heat is expected ...

With rising temperatures becoming the norm, keeping your home cool without AC is becoming a year-round priority, especially as air conditioning becomes too expensive or impractical for many spaces.

If the approaching heatwave has you desperately trying to figure out how to keep your bedroom cool, you’re not alone. Hot weather is every bit as synonymous with bad sleep as it is with garden parties ...

Kids cool off in the mist from a fountain as temperatures approach 100 degrees on Friday in Kansas City, Mo. Coors Field head groundskeeper Mark Razum wets down the skin of the infield for a baseball ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A heat wave is hitting Portland this weekend, with temperatures potentially rising to 100 degrees on Friday and Saturday followed by highs in the upper 90s for three consecutive days.

Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn't going away anytime soon. An increasingly hot planet — due largely to burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas — ...