Before 2021, the typically temperate Pacific Northwest and western Canada seemed highly unlikely to get a killer heat wave, ...

The catastrophe was caused by a perfect storm of difficult-to-forecast rainfall and fast-moving water. Some wonder if budget cuts made things worse.

Most Americans fear extreme weather is getting worse, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, a concern underscored by the rising ...

Many years ago, a friend told me that the greatest motivator in life is fear. That sounded plausible.

LENOX — Three-quarters of Americans fear democracy is under threat. On the eve of Independence Day, that’s the takeaway from a newly released NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, which also finds that nearly ...

To help prepare Americans for the dangerous temperatures, the National Weather Service and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a national forecast predicting heat-related risks.

The weather isn't helping matters. "Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days," the National Weather Service said in an online forecast on June 30.