DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - It’s the hottest stretch of temperatures we have had so far this summer in the Quad Cities, so instead of baking cookies in a car or trying to fry an egg in a pan on the ...

Weather Ask the Meteorologist: How different colors react differently in direct sunlight WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels explains why darker colors absorb heat more, whereas lighter colors reflect ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Between the warmer temperatures and the sun’s direct rays, the summer months can make a big impact on what you decide to wear each day. You usually hear meteorologists ...

The sun heats the Earth’s surface with solar radiation, and how quickly it heats everything up depends on the color of the surfaces being heated. Albedo is the term that describes the fraction of ...

In the summer, cities get especially hot. Some of that heat comes directly from the sun, of course, but in urban environments, heat also gets absorbed and then released by the pavement, buildings and ...

Storms over the Southern Ocean help the ocean absorb more heat. Climate models may miss this, which affects future climate ...