17 July 2023
Between 12am and 1am on 17 July, a weather station in Death Valley, California measured temperatures of 48.9°C (120°F). If confirmed it would be the hottest recorded temperature at that time
7 July 2023
The record for the hottest average global air temperature was broken three times this week, making the past seven days the hottest since instrumental records began in the 1850s
3 June 2023
People in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, but covering homes in a reflective film significantly cut indoor temperatures
28 April 2023
A spring heatwave across parts of southern Europe is seeing temperature records for April broken in many countries. Why is this happening, and will the summer also be hot?
7 April 2023
Since 2010, around 500 home runs in Major League Baseball can be attributed to the lowering of air density on hotter days
7 October 2022
Official statistics show that England's 10-day heatwave in August 2022 led to more excess deaths than the shorter but record-breaking temperature spike in July, highlighting the risks of extended periods of heat
28 July 2022
First estimate of extreme heat's impact suggests that more than half of the deaths are expected to have been in people aged 85 and older
10 May 2022
India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March and April, when many people aren't used to dealing with extreme heat
7 July 2021
The recent deadly and record-breaking heatwave in North America would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, according to scientists
