Many extreme weather events have names, like Hurricane Beryl or California's Park Fire, so now people are talking about naming heat waves. FADEL: I feel like I'm a hurricane. INSKEEP: Oh, you're a ...

The sun blazes over Bourbon Street in New Orleans on June 26, 2024. On this day, the city is under a heat advisory with a heat index over 104 degrees. It’s June 26 — just days after the official start ...

Mr. Klinenberg is a sociologist and the author of “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago.” This article was first published on Sept. 7, 2024. Do you remember the heat dome that settled ...

Think of a famous storm—maybe Hurricane Katrina, gathering force over the warming Atlantic surface and pinwheeling toward the mouth of the Mississippi River to flood the great city of New Orleans. You ...

Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives. Many ...