Several cities have heat emergency plans. Are they enough in a warming world?
Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Many cities are beginning to plan their responses to the looming threat.
Summer heat is the 'No. 1 weather-related killer,' doctor warns
States in the Southwest and West have been under Excessive Heat Warnings and heat advisories for the past two weeks
Updated Atlantic hurricane season forecast sees busier season despite onslaught of El Nino
NOAA said the impacts primarily stem from increased vertical wind shear, which can prevent tropical cyclones from forming and strengthening.
Earth sees hottest day on record for third straight day
The daily highs are an indication that climate change is reaching uncharted territory, scientists say.
Summer Storms: What to expect as heat, humidity bring dangerous weather conditions to DMV
The heat and humidity have hit the DMV and the summer storm season is underway. The Mid-Atlantic is subject to it all -- flood emergencies, deadly lightning, hail and even tornadoes.
Poor air quality impacting summer camps across DC region
As if it wasn’t already tough enough keeping kids busy during the summer, imagine doing it with thousands of them – when they have to stay inside.
How is air quality measured?
As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.
Code Red air quality alert from Canadian wildfire smoke
Another day of hazy skies and poor air quality is in the cards for the DMV on Thursday as relentless Canadian wildfire smoke continues to waft southeast.
'I fell into my chair': Iowa couple wins $2M Powerball prize after losing home in tornado
A tornado destroyed the couple's home in 2001, and it took several years for them to start to rebuild.
Over 80 million under thick haze from Chicago to DC as Canadian wildfire smoke pours across US
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is pouring into major metro areas in the Great Lakes region, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Indianapolis.
Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex
Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.
Tornadoes terrorize Indiana Sunday as severe storms knock out power to over 700K from Ohio Valley to South
The FOX Forecast Center said tornadoes are possible from southern Michigan through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on Sunday.
Devastating Matador, Texas, tornado leaves 4 dead, 9 injured, officials say
This is now the deadliest tornado in Texas since the deadly Dallas County tornado in 2015, according to the National Weather Service.
At least 80 injured as golf-ball-sized hail pelts crowd at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Medics raced to the Red Rocks Amphitheater to find 80 to 90 people injured – some with broken bones.
El Nino blamed for recent bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast
Many seabirds in this region died recently, with more than 90% of the affected birds being grey-backed shearwaters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Mexico.
Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, becoming 2nd named storm of 2023 hurricane season
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Depression Three formed over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning.
Invest 92L has high chance of tropical development as it spins across the Atlantic
Forecasters have been closely monitoring a disturbance, known as a tropical wave, which entered the ocean from Africa last week and has been given a high chance of tropical development.
Sweltering India heat wave kills nearly 100 people
During heat waves, the country usually suffers severe water shortages, with tens of millions of its 1.4 billion people lacking running water.
Watch parts of ceiling cave in during severe weather at a Florida grocery store
Shoppers at a Florida Winn-Dixie were surprised to see ceiling tiles collapse on Thursday during a severe storm that moved through South Florida.
Texas fire chief saves fallen American flag amid deadly tornado's wrath: 'It's moments like this'
Army veteran and Booker, Texas, Fire Chief Andrew Skipper stopped to retrieve an American flag from the debris after the deadly tornado outbreak in Perryton.