(NEXSTAR) – Does it feel hotter on your block than the temperature predicted by your local TV meteorologist? The “urban heat island” effect may be to blame. “Urban heat islands” can make heat waves ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — West Michigan has been no stranger to hot weather this year, but some have felt hotter than others. More developed areas, like cities, deal with something called the urban heat ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE — Channel 9′s climate reporter Michelle Alfini took a ride with Charlotte’s heat mappers as they set out to find where those hot spots are and how to cool them down. Scientists and ...

For 300 days of the year, the sun is shining down on the Mojave Desert. Our climate here in Southern Nevada makes us the ideal place to harness the sun’s power through solar energy projects. And while ...

The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming. Hundreds of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW — We’ve had more than our fair share of summer warmth this year in Western New York. But have you ever noticed that it seems hotter in the city? There’s a reason for that, and it’s ...

If you feel like feel like some spots around the D.C. area are hotter than others, you're not alone — and you're not wrong. It's a real effect, and there's a scientific reason behind it. Those hot ...

If it feels as if it's getting hotter, it may have something to do with where you live. While talk of warmer temperatures often centers on climate change and trapped greenhouse gases from fossil fuels ...

FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. — A community in Prince George’s County is not content to throw in the towel to climate change. Instead, the Town of Fairmount Heights has converted a little-used public open ...

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 ...

'Heat island' effect: Will European cities become unliveable? Temperatures are scorching across much of Europe. City dwellers are particularly affected due to the so-called "heat island" effect.