Heatwaves also lead to increased calls to ambulance and emergency services, affect the functioning of hospitals, care homes and schools, hit outdoor workers and damage agriculture, cause transport ...

A severe heatwave gripped Western Europe with temperatures soaring above 40°C, fueled by a 'heat dome'—a high-pressure system ...

Large parts of Western Europe were in the grip of a severe heatwave on Monday, with temperatures breaching 40 degrees Celsius ...

A massive heatwave has set record temperatures over the East Coast and parts of the Midwest, with Kansas hotter than the ...

They've been triggered by an area of high pressure getting "stuck" over Europe, known as a heat dome. But climate scientists are clear ... carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released into ...

Tuesday marked the peak of the heat wave, with cities from Boston to Philadelphia experiencing their hottest temperatures in ...

Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere. The chemical signature of methane released from fracking is found in the atmosphere, pointing to shale gas operations as the culprit.