Australia has always had heat waves. But this week's heat wave in southeastern Australia is something else. Temperatures in some inland towns in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria were up ...

When Floridians talk about extreme weather, hurricanes dominate the conversation. Each season brings updates on storm tracks, cone predictions and wind speeds, all in the hopes of predicting the ...

Global distributions of annual average heat wave metrics and differences for lake heat waves and atmospheric heat waves. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: ...

A "heat dome," similar to a heat wave, is a high-pressure system trapping hot air and causing prolonged high temperatures. Heat domes differ from heat waves in their duration and the stagnant nature ...