In a below-sea-level basin on the eastern edge of California, a single summer afternoon more than a century ago produced a ...

In the far northeast of Ethiopia lies a landscape that seems designed to test the limits of human endurance. The Danakil Depression is a vast, sunbaked basin where the ground sinks well below sea ...

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This summer's heat waves actually have nothing on these historic records.

Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave hit the continent’s southeast, with forecasters warning of more record-breaking temperatures before the weekend.

Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth, is where runners compete in the Badwater 135. Here, the real opponent isn't other runners — it's the weather.