"Adopting the proposed rule is critical to protecting the health and lives of farmworkers and other workers who can become victims of dangerous work environments in cases of extreme heat," the Arizona ...

Extreme heat and humidity together sharply raise cardiovascular emergency risks, highlighting climate-related health dangers.

Record-breaking humidity has exacerbated this summer's heat for almost half of the country. This has been the muggiest first ...

Extreme heat and fire weather advisories have been issued across Southern California's interior, with highs expected to peak Thursday and Friday.

Heat is dangerous for the many people with common conditions like diabetes or heart disease. And vulnerable communities face greater exposure to heat and fewer resources to escape it. All over the ...

Heat may be difficult for people to cope who have attention deficit disorders, anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. Certain medications can contribute to the problem.

“When a heat wave rolls in, people don’t usually connect it to the injuries and loss of life that occurs,” said Shawn Gibbs, dean of Texas A&M University School of Public Health. “We tend ...

Heat health action plans, according to the World Health Organization, consider climate adaptation strategies like meteorological early warning systems, timely public and medical advice ...

Wednesday brings a "complex picture" as high temperatures coincide with a yellow warning for thunderstorms in Scotland.

Austin-Travis County EMT Captain C. Quiroz helps a patient dealing with heat-related symptoms in Austin, Texas, this week. People with other health problems are especially vulnerable to heat.

Heat health action plans, according to the World Health Organization, consider climate adaptation strategies like meteorological early warning systems, timely public and medical advice ...

Heat also indirectly affects health through associated environmental effects (e.g., reductions in the quality and quantity of crops and the water supply and an increase in ground-level ozone).