47% of the contiguous U.S. struggles with drought. More than 130 million people live in areas experiencing moderate drought or worse. The frequency of droughts and heat waves has increased ...

(The Hill) – Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, according to research from University of ...

In some of Boston’s heat islands, conditions are so oppressive that on the hottest days, residents are more likely to experience heat stroke, asthma, and in some cases, death. In recent survey, Boston ...

A new study puts Boston among the top 10 American cities for "heat intensity," a measure of how much hotter the compact, densely populated parts of a city can be compared to leafier surrounding areas.