As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reservoirs—and when it threatens to flood them. On a ...

We all depend on the oceans. They regulate climate over long timescales and affect weather on land. They also host vast ecosystems, provide nutrition for billions, and support livelihoods and cultures ...

Why do we have a heat index? (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) I received this email from one of our viewers, Gene Smith: “In our ...

An oppressive heat dome has gripped the eastern U.S. this week, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue heat warnings for nearly 170 million Americans. To make matters worse, severe ...

Last year, Venezuela lost its last glacier. Neighboring Colombia also saw a glacier melt out of existence. Around the world, all 58 glaciers monitored by the American Meteorological Society lost mass ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — When you think of the "dog days of summer," July weather may come to mind. Statistically, July is the hottest month of the year for northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. This July has ...

It’s been a warmer than typical summer so far in Rochester, with a sweltering June heat wave pushing average temperatures to record-breaking highs. Last year was the warmest in the Flower City in ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...