The Manhattan Project's Trinity test bomb detonated on July 16, 1945. The light, noise, shockwave, and fallout cloud were impossible to keep secret.

During the heat wave at the end of June, power demand in the region peaked at its third highest recorded usage ever, ...

From hurricanes and floods to explosions and tornadoes, Texas has faced some of the nation’s most catastrophic events.

A fire in Northern California’s Shasta County surpassed 10,000 acres over the weekend, prompting a handful of evacuations.

As you can imagine, air conditioners and fans were plugged in all day to combat June's record-high heat. But that came at a ...

Summer is underway and WA residents are turning on the fan or air conditioning. But can utility companies cut power if the grid is strained?

A study released by UCLA on Monday suggests that the world's heat waves are not only increasing in frequency but getting ...

The historic heat wave that swept the U.S. in June saw searing summer temperatures sweep all the way into New England.

New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves ...

Extreme heat in Europe has been blamed for hundreds of deaths, a national monument has been shuttered in Greece and millions ...

At least nine states along the East Coast faced summer swelter on Monday, and the steamy weather is expected to persist on ...

The so-called BRICS group of countries is reportedly set to issue a formal statement criticizing the United States current ...