China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United ...

The high-pressure system traps hot air, blocks cooling winds and rainfall, and is intensified by human-caused climate change, ...

Some 44 million Americans were under a heat wave warning on Saturday as temperatures in the Rocky Mountains and northern plains of the United States were expected to hit 110F (43C) over the weekend.

A Choctaw organization surprised Mayor Chad Allcox, a Marine Corps veteran, with a flagpole in his front yard to recognize ...

Around 44 million Americans were under heatwave warnings as temperatures were forecast to climb to 110F, with record-breaking ...

Experts argue the hantavirus outbreak was quickly contained but revealed growing challenges in pandemic preparedness and ...

A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for ...