Desert summers are getting more severe, and Las Vegas’ urban planning isn’t doing it any favors. Sprawl across the valley ensures that heat isn’t felt equally in every neighborhood. This phenomenon is ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Urban Heat Island. This is a term that we have shared before. The fact that it is hotter in the city of Memphis than it is outside of the city and the rest of the Mid-South.

DALLAS — Be sure to download the WFAA app to track the latest forecast and get alerts from our team. Yes, it is summer. Yes, it is hot. Normal highs this time of the year are well into the 90s 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.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - During the current stretch of extreme heat, some areas seem to get hotter than others. This effect - known as the urban heat island effect happens when cities replace natural ...

The sunlight flares around the buildings in lower Manhattan as the sun rises, Monday, July 1, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) They call New York City a concrete jungle. The Big Apple is one ...

A research team at UT San Antonio is trying to help find solutions to this problem on the city’s west side with a pilot ...

More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities — and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the ...

A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses the question of how much urban areas have warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. The findings are published in the ...

It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not everyone is hit with the heat in the same way, even within the same neighborhood. Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m ...

A tree canopy can make a big difference in temperature for people on the street below. The challenge is getting trees where they're needed most. Andrey Denisyuk/Moment via Getty Images It’s summer, ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The heat and humidity aren't letting up anywhere across central North Carolina. The First Alert Weather Team said temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 90s, maybe ...