In addition to exacerbating financial burdens, extreme heat can complicate mobility issues for older people facing hunger.

NEW YORK — Anieto Henvill’s eyes scanned the ... But many can’t stay home throughout a heat wave. “When it’s real hot, I don’t come out,” said Sarah Pought, a 40-year resident ...

A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe ...

Klinenberg is a sociologist and the author of “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster ... to help persuade lawmakers to invest billions in new infrastructure, including renewable energy ...

which operates the electricity grid in 13 states, said emergency conditions are possible. New York City and Philadelphia, meanwhile, are expected to hit the mid- to high-90s on Wednesday.

It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Here's a ...

Philip Cheung for The New York Times Located in the San Fernando ... Residents remind themselves of that every time a heat wave crushes Southern California and their neighborhood leads the way ...

While Los Angeles suffers from a late summer heat wave, New York is also turning up the temperature thanks to the current star-packed parade happening at fashion shows across the city. New York ...

A 3-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious inside a hot car with her mother in southern California during a ...

Despite many of the signs of fall arriving, Maine will see another blast of heat and humidity next week as summer refuses to ...

For those who thought we were about to ease into fall, heat and humidity are back for ... There are also 14 miles of beaches in New York City, according to the Parks Department, which this year ...