INDIANA, USA — Many folks across Indiana and Ohio still do not have power after severe wind storms. Over 200,000 power outages were in place after the storms in Indiana alone. As the heat builds, ...

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.

Another heat wave—this one steeped in humid air, including from a Midwestern phenomenon called corn sweat—is blanketing the eastern half of the U.S. this week in July. Tens of millions of people are ...

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 — ...

When I lived in Sydney, where the summers were scorching and the air conditioning was practically non-existent in residential homes, closing your curtains, blinds and windows to block out the glare of ...

To cool your home, face box fans out on the hottest side of your home and in on the coolest side. Box fans are energy-efficient, consuming around 75 watts per hour, significantly less than most air ...

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On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The air is so humid, even a loose shirt quickly turns into a sticky mess. Later, the heat index will top out ...