As climate change roasts cities around the world, history shows that air conditioning can be the difference between life and death for vulnerable people – but it comes at a cost.
As another heat dome descends on the US From planting trees to painting streets white, US cities are fighting extreme heat.
Europe is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave. To help stay cool, people in France have been turning to an unusual solution – chalk. Here's the science behind the trend.
The El Niño phenomenon is likely to be particularly intense this year, scientists warn. If so North America may face extreme weather, higher food prices and greater health risks.
Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in Fiji, farmers read nature's warning signs to predict hurricane season.
Recent heatwaves and a number of deaths due to illegal kite strings have seen many abandoning the once popular pastime.
Here's how the polar vortex, and climate change, influence extremely cold winter weather in the US.
A unique natural wonder is being eroded. Can Japan bring its breathtaking "juhyo" back from the brink?
As an atmospheric river - a huge ribbon of vapour in the sky - threatens to inundate Southern California, scientists hunt these storms to study them and help us cope with their impact.
