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Dr. Rebecca Rogers practices primary care at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Somerville, Mass. During a recent appointment, she went over hydration tips with her patient Luciano Gomes, who works in construction.

When temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?

The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts, or don't know how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients.

A mostly clear sky is seen behind a tree in San Diego, Calif. June 26, 2023.

Low pressure over San Diego County to bring below average high temperatures

Night and morning coastal low clouds were expected to spread farther into the valleys early Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

San Diego climate change activists rallied and created a large chalk drawing in the street in front of SEMPRA Energies headquarters in downtown San Diego, July 24, 2023.

Protesters 'disrupt' Sempra headquarters over climate crisis

The company released a statement saying it is investing billions in cleaner energy.

Residents of London enjoy some shade on Tuesday, as the United Kingdom recorded its hottest temperature ever.

Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."

File photo of floodwaters surrounding a home in the Chualar community of Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks, Jan. 13, 2023.

Warming to make California downpours even wetter, study says

More than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow have already fallen on California. But a new study says in a worst-case climate change scenario, that could grow by another one-third.

Ukrainian refugees enter the El Chaparral border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego in April 2022. The foreign-born share of the U.S. population, which had been roughly flat since 2017, rose to nearly 14% last year.

The immigrant population in the U.S. is climbing again, setting a record last year

Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration.

Students change classes on the campus of Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, Calif., on January 17, 2023.

Cal State offers a long-term admissions guarantee for eligible graduating high school students

Cal State system launches a program to guarantee eligible transfer students admission directly from their community college.

The March of Dimes released a new report showing a decrease in maternity access and an increase in preterm births.

As California maternity wards close, preterm birth rate rises

More than one in five California birthing hospitals closed in recent years, and the preterm birth rate is inching up.

Skiers participate in last year's "Santa Sunday" event at the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine.

Unique ways Americans celebrate the holidays, from skiing Santas to Festivus feats

Here's how communities across the U.S. put their own spin on Christmas, Hanukkah and even Festivus celebrations — from Santas who ski and surf, to trees made of tumbleweed, sand and lobster traps.

Andres Matamoros wipes the sweat from his face while selling fresh fruit and cold coconuts from his roadside stand on June 28, 2023, in Houston. Nearly 400 daily maximum temperature records fell in the South in June and the first half of July, most of them in Texas.

El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather

El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather.

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