The year 2025 was the warmest on record for the heat content of the world’s oceans. Ocean heat content (OHC) increased by around 500 zettajoules – billion trillion joules – since the 1940s.
A sprawling heat dome this week has laid claim over the Midwest, making Indianapolis' hot weather feel all the more scorching and swampy. Despite a chance for showers and thunderstorms, heat index ...
Temperatures in parts of one state in the southern U.S. are only a few degrees lower than Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, which is commonly referred to as the hottest place on Earth. The ...