Megafires were once considered a rare phenomenon, but in recent years, they have become increasingly common and are lasting longer. They are broadly defined by their size - 100,000 acres or more - ...

Clear protocols for identifying heat illness, safety training, paid breaks and access to water and shade are among the steps ...

New analysis from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) links recent heat waves across the country to human-caused ...

A global UNESCO report has revealed that climate change and heat exposure can cause major learning loss in children, ...

As wildfires become more frequent and intense across Canada, fire officials are seeing stark differences between northwestern ...

These winds are generating widespread dust storms, reducing horizontal visibility to under 1,000 meters in open areas,” Al-Ali told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). “Sea conditions remain hazardous, ...

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic ...

Scientists say human-caused warming is turning rare 1,000-year storms into repeat events, making summer increasingly deadly.

​The wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon this month was the latest blow to the ...

A new heat wave alert has raised the alarm worldwide as Europe and the Middle East battled an extremely scorching hot weather ...

It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.

A leading catastrophe modelling expert is sounding the alarm that wildfires are not just a costlier problem — they could rival hurricanes for economic damage. “A couple of years ago, when KCC ...