Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...

A World War II bomb disposal operation near Osnabrück central station and a number of trackside brushfires amid a heatwave ...

Six matches at the FIFA Club World Cup have been delayed by weather, a scenario likely to be repeated next summer when the US ...

British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under ...

Last summer's sweltering heat broke more than city or regional or even national records. In what they call an "alarming finding," scientists say that in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer of 2023 ...

Based on those records, the summer of 2023 was clearly the hottest in the past 2,000 years. Last summer’s temperature proved to be at least 0.5 degree C above that of C.E.246—a time that was ...

From Finland's bonfires to England's Stonehenge gathering, here are eight global traditions that celebrate the longest day.

If you live in northern U.S. states like Maine, Minnesota, Seattle, and Wyoming, you'll likely be able to see the Northern Lights around midnight, though auroras may begin just hours after the ...

A late spring cold snap that broke dozens of temperature records in Northern states isn’t an indication that the summer ahead will be cooler than average in the United States. Over the next week ...

Astronomical summer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere — amidst a heat wave — at 4:51 p.m. ET. It's the earliest start to the season since 1796, thanks to quirks in the calendar.

The 2023 summer solstice happens on Wednesday 21 June at 10:58 a.m. ET. It is the longest day of the year and marks the arrival of the warmer months. It is due to Earth's tilted axis as it orbits ...