Believe it or not, the direction your ceiling fan spins makes a big difference. Here's which way it should go.

Check on older, sick, or frail people who may need help responding to the heat. Each year, dozens of children and untold ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory are in effect for Memphis and all of the Mid-South from Tuesday ...

Astronomers have just made an extraordinary discovery on the exoplanet WASP-127b: winds reaching a staggering 20,500 miles ...

Using fans is one way to cool down your home without consuming as much energy as you would using an air conditioner.

A Heat Advisory goes into effect for much of Southeast Louisiana on Wednesday, including the Greater New Orleans area from 10 am until 7 pm making it a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day. It could ...

Monday's high of around 84 degrees will feel positively "cool" by Wednesday when the city could see its first 100-degree day ...

We are going to have spectacular weather on Friday as we are going to have lots of sunshine, dry conditions, lighter wind, ...

“Focus on keeping just one room as your designated cool space, ideally one that's naturally shaded,” says Oliver. And she suggests, “Set up fans, keep blinds drawn, and move there during the hottest ...

Cooling down houses without jacking up electricity bills can be tricky, but fans can be a solution. Here's how best to use fans during the summer.

Happening now: The threat of flooding rain and severe storms has ended for most of the D.C. area (outside of Southern Maryland where intense storms are possible through 10 p.m. or so). But some ...

More than 30,000 people are expected to pack Fenway Park on Monday for the Hozier concert as a heat emergency remains in effect in Boston.Forecasters warned of temperatures in the 90s through ...