The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

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

WASHINGTON: Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.

CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials said Thursday multiple tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Illinois but they still had survey teams out exploring twister touchdowns.

More than a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Thursday as a blistering heat wave that's been baking the nation spread further into California, forcing residents to seek out air conditioning or find other ways to stay cool in triple-digit temperatures.

Atlantic Ocean's quiet spell may end as disturbance in central Atlantic could become tropical

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month

More than 111 million people across the U.S. remain under weather advisories or warnings as forecasters say an oppressive heat wave might get worse before it gets any better.

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AccuWeather warns of scorching temperatures and increased risk of wildfires in the Southwest as all-time highs may be challenged.

Climactic event will almost certainly strengthen throughout the year, US climate scientists predict

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