Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH — Environmental group leaders are working with Portsmouth residents to help solve the city’s urban heat problem, ...

The city of Reno, Nevada, is breaking records in ways it doesn't like: A 2024 analysis of 241 cities showed that Reno has heated up faster than any other city in the United States. While the country ...

Scientists are mapping urban heat to save lives in overheated cities. Extreme heat doesn’t leave visible damage, but it’s one of the deadliest climate threats, especially in cities, where concrete ...

A heat map released by Metro Councilmember Tasha Ellis (District 29) shows where NDOT crews have been working the most to ...

In this story, we’re following up on the Charlotte Heat Mappers project we covered this July. Read or listen to that story first here. This summer, 60 volunteers set out on a hot and humid day in ...

As climate change brings more intense, frequent and longer-lasting heat waves, heat-related illnesses and deaths also climb. High-resolution heat maps can alert officials to spots facing the greatest ...