Weather

Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Many cities are beginning to plan their responses to the looming threat.

The dozen unmanned vehicles will be storm chasing in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

This solar storm is part of an 11-year solar cycle that’s making the Northern Lights visible in places farther to the south. Here's where auroral activity is forecast.

Video shows a group of rescuers gently capture the dolphins and bring them safely back to the open waters where they belong.

States in the Southwest and West have been under Excessive Heat Warnings and heat advisories for the past two weeks

Cities across China opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat Friday as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives.

NOAA said the impacts primarily stem from increased vertical wind shear, which can prevent tropical cyclones from forming and strengthening.

The daily highs are an indication that climate change is reaching uncharted territory, scientists say.