The Northeast Pacific ocean, off the U.S. West Coast, is experiencing its fourth-largest marine heat wave since record-keeping began in 1982. “The extent of the current Pacific marine heatwave should ...

From seabirds to sea lions, wildlife along the California coast are now facing “the Blob,” a massive marine heat wave that’s become a recurring anomaly since the early 2010s. The oceanic phenomenon ...

The mom of a teen boy who died by suicide after being abused while playing Roblox is suing the popular online game for wrongful death. Rebecca Dallas filed the lawsuit Friday in San Francisco, ...

The 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest that overwhelmed emergency rooms and left hundreds dead. The 2022 heat wave in India devastated the wheat harvest. The deadly heat waves in France in 2003 ...

Carbon emissions generated by the world’s 180 largest fossil fuel and cement producers have played a substantial role in driving dangerous and oftentimes deadly extreme heat events around the world, ...

A half hour past noon on Friday, when students all over Portland Public Schools were released from school early due to the heat, it was a balmy 72 degrees, with an ever-so-slight cloud cover. In fact, ...

Editor's take: Long stretches of extreme heat may do more than make you miserable. A new study suggests they can accelerate the body's natural aging process. Researchers in Taiwan tracked nearly ...

As extreme heat waves continue to grow more frequent and more intense, entire animal species are at risk of extinction. Heat is resulting in heat exhaustion in animals and food shortages. Watch to see ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thurston County officials are extending shelter hours and issuing a hazardous weather advisory as a heat wave pushes temperatures into the 80s and 90s this weekend. The advisory, ...

Here’s a splash of good news. Portland’s outdoor pool season was expected to come to a close Friday. But when a heat wave for Portland, other parts of the Willamette Valley, southwest Washington and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Thousands of runners from all over the world are braving the heat for the 43rd annual Hood to Coast relay! The event kicked off early Friday morning, and teams are already on ...