Chelsea, Massachusetts, is plagued by what is known as the Urban Heat Island effect, in which pavement and vehicles soak up and radiate heat.

Residents across the CSRA, and even as far as Columbia, have reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky, Thursday.

Neighbors across Pinellas County are cleaning up following severe thunderstorms through the area Wednesday night. A suspected tornado touched down in Largo.

NEW YORK (AP) — A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were ...

The extreme heat wave this week has forced the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge to close for a second day in a row, halting ...

Thousands of homes and businesses are without power in Massachusetts as blistering summer heat grips the region for a second ...

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat.

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...

In Boston, the heat forced people from apartments without air conditioning and drove workers to arm themselves with frozen water bottles as the sun beat down on their backs, while trains slowed down ...

At 8:03 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory in effect until Wednesday at 7 p.m. for ...

A massive heat dome fueling the first major heat wave of the summer brought record-breaking temperatures to cities across the ...

A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major ...