In northern China, road surfaces have soared to 70°C. In California’s Central Valley, temperatures are reaching above 40°C. Across much of Spain, the mercury has risen so high that it’s prompting ...

Velva Cox has lived in her South Side home for 50 years. At one time, her block on South Honore Avenue was filled with mature trees. “I thought that was so pretty,” Cox ...

Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and ...