From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

Baghdad experiences soaring temperatures courtesy of minimal vegetation cover and intense sun. The desert surrounds and limited green space magnify the severe heat profiles experienced here.

Rio de Janeiro hits a record 111 F, triggering its first 'Heat 4' alert :: The 'Heat 4' alert kicks in when it's forecast to ...

Runners need to condition their bodies to endure grueling distances under the intense heat of the sun. This means regular ...

The latest update shows that the death toll has risen to 526, up from the December total of 491. It’s still not a final ...

Ivanpahs’s location in the sweeping, sun-drenched Mojave Desert may have seemed ideal for ... incinerated midair by the beams of intense heat from the mirrors — solidified opposition.