The most prolific March heat wave in at least 14 years smashed monthly records in over 180 cities from the Southwest to the Plains and East, may have set new statewide March records in 17 states, and ...

The unusually hot waters are lurking in the sea off the California coast, and they could wreak havoc on the state’s weather and marine food chain.

Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature ...