This isn't just a southern issue, as has been the case much of the summer. Here's what you need to know.

After soaking Hispaniola, Franklin will likely remain off the U.S. East Coast next week, but it could bring high surf and rip currents.

Lake Mead’s water levels, at a record low last year due to ongoing drought, rose a bit during heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary. But rain isn’t the lake’s primary source of water.

Why was this one house spared by a fire that ravaged all the surrounding homes in Lahaina? And, can these practices be used to protect other homes in areas where wildfires are more common?

M​illions of people in the heart of the U.S. are baking under a late-summer heat wave.