Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician. But he’ll never forget working at Cook County Hospital 30 years ago when a heat wave sweeping the country ...

Extreme weather can have major implications on the health and development of young children due in part to the instability it can bring. Families have to change their routines to stave off the effects ...

Although the large majority of climate scientists hold firmly to the belief that the climate is heating up at an unsustainable rate, an undetermined segment of the population is convinced that global ...

Millions of Americans are under heat alerts Monday as a heat wave brings triple-digit temperatures or heat indices to nearly half the continental United States, according to the National Weather ...

When people get exposed to rising temperatures, especially after staying in the sun for too long, rushing to the shower is a common practice. People assume that cold water cools the body instantly, ...