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Summer 2023 broke heat records across the globe but climate experts say it could be the coolest summer we experience for the rest of our lives.

“We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don’t have a moment to lose,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Prosecutors charged the 62-year-old van driver on Tuesday with a felony count of child negligence resulting in death

A zoo outside Athens is feeding animals with frozen meals to help shield them from the searing heat as heat wave temperatures return to Greece.

It’s so hot in Arizona’s capital that not even the cactuses are surviving.

A new analysis found that more than 41 million Americans live in neighborhoods that are at least 8 degrees hotter than surrounding areas.

Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations.

The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.

Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.

Extreme heat can increase the chances people experience heat exhaustion and heat stroke. There are ways to avoid heat-related illnesses.

Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday beat a record set Tuesday, and came after a previous record that was set on Monday.

Here are four ways to save on cooling costs as a dangerous heat wave threatens millions of Americans.

Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly.

From historic drought and water restrictions to heat waves and extreme storms, homeowners are having to find ways to make their homes more water and energy resilient. And ready to help them navigate the changing climate are thousands of small businesses leading the charge on climate-conscious home improvement.

America sizzled through some hot nights last month, enough to make history.

Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index shows the “fingerprints” of climate change — showing how its impacts, like lingering overnight heat, can cause heat waves. LX News climate storyteller Chase Cain explains.

Our heat wave continues in Boston with Monday being day five.  Tomorrow is our last day of 90+ and we may actually get close to 100.  Then a dramatic cool-down follows and we fall to highs in the mid 70s with an onshore wind.  In the meantime, this hot streak has given us a few records. One noteworthy record...

Boston’s North End celebrated their annual Procession of St. Agrippina on Sunday, despite the heat and the rain. Moving down the stone-paved streets of the North End, music could be heard, but so could the sound of thunder.

Boston’s North End celebrated their annual Procession of St. Agrippina on Sunday, despite the heat and the rain. Moving down the stone-paved streets of the North End, music could be heard, but so could the sound of thunder. “We were on our way to the feast on Hanover and we saw the black clouds,” said Sam Marino, a participant...

It was hot, and the Red Sox lost… but that didn’t deter Boston sports fans from hitting the Boston Common to support their team. The key to an outdoor watch party during a record-setting heat wave? Plenty of refreshments. “I’ve got my water bottle,” said George Stutcman. “We’ve probably filled it about five times now.” A water bottle wasn’t...