PARTS OF OUR CITY. WHILE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS SCORCHING ALL ACROSS OUR AREA, IT CAN BE MORE THAN TEN DEGREES HOTTER IN PARTS OF THE METRO. THE CITY IS KNOWN AS AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND, BUT METRO ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — You may have noticed, especially during the warmer months, that downtown areas feel hotter compared to areas outside of the city. This can be true due to the urban heat island effect.

RICHMOND, Va. — As Richmond faces extreme heat, the team at Groundwork RVA is working to make the city greener by planting trees in neighborhoods that experience higher temperatures. The organization ...

With temperatures soaring this week, residents in Cambridge, Massachusetts are doing whatever they can to beat the heat. For many, that means less time outside. "I'm out in this for 10 minutes to walk ...

Urban environments have become living laboratories where human design choices directly influence the climate we experience ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As Columbia faces sweltering summer temperatures, city officials are working on a new initiative to reduce the effects of extreme heat in urban areas. The effort focuses on combatting ...

Excellencies and Colleagues,Welcome to the launch of the Beat the Heat/Mutiro contra o Calor Extremo Implementation Drive, an ...

(TNS) — Ricardo Rodriguez lives in a West Side neighborhood where the temperature in homes without air conditioning can soar to 120 degrees on hot summer days. Some residents come home from work and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Every day, the sun's heat and light reach urban, suburban and rural areas in the same way. Given identical weather conditions, the temperatures in these areas are often not the same.

In an effort to help keep the valley cool, the city of North Las Vegas plans to give away 100 trees to its residents on Saturday in an event it expects to wrap up in less than 30 minutes. The city, in ...

New Jersey’s temperatures are rising at a faster rate than many other states. The state is offering grants to communities to prepare for climate change–related heat waves. File photo: Newark, New ...