The world’s oceans may be vast, but they are getting crowded. Coastal areas are congested with cargo ships, international commercial fishing fleets, naval vessels, oil rigs and, soon, floating ...

So far, aided by growing solar capacity, heat-related outages have been limited. By Kate Selig and Hilary Howard The heat wave has broken temperature records across the Midwest and Northeast and put ...

High temperatures over prolonged durations can affect grid resilience and reliability and lead to outages. Main highlights: On June 19, a line of thunderstorms struck the northern Virginia area where ...

Heat waves have posed deadly threats across the U.S. as people battle adverse health effects from high temperatures. In Texas, where temperatures have exceeded triple digits for 10 consecutive days, ...

The Los Angeles-area power grid was running smoothly Thursday morning as temperatures soared on what is expected to be the hottest day of a multi-day heat wave. No heat-related outages were being ...

Florida is set to experience heat index values of up to 115 degrees this week. Persistent, scorching temperatures covered much of the Southwest, expanding into the Midwest and Northeast in July.

On June 19, a line of thunderstorms struck the northern Virginia area where I live, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and toppling dozens of trees. As a result, I lost power in my home for more than ...