The Heat is On

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has tapped tech billionaire Elon Musk to help lead "Project Meridian" - a new Pentagon commission mapping the future of warfare, including automated and AI weaponry. How has Musk negotiated this return to Washington after his very public fallo ...  Show more

With less than a month until the US midterms, President Trump is distancing himself from two close allies after they travelled to Bosnia to do paid work for the pro-Russian government of Republika Srpska, the Serbian entity. It comes as ethnic tensions are once again rising in Bo ...  Show more

We’re experiencing record-breaking temperatures this summer! Trevor Noah and Daily Show correspondents, Jaboukie-Young White and Dulcé Sloan cover heat waves happening in the United States and Europe, and break down the global effects of climate change. See omnystudio.com/listene ...  Show more

As a historic heat wave grips much of the world and the United States, no city has become more emblematic of the crisis than Phoenix, where temperatures have exceeded 110 degrees for the past three weeks.

Today, the city’s chief heat officer, David Hondula, discusses how ...

This summer, unrelenting heat waves have taken a devastating toll in many parts of the world, putting this year on track to be the hottest ever recorded.

Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The Times, and Dana Smith, a reporter for the Well se ...

A sweltering summer is continuing around the world, as the planet continues to break records for the hottest day in recorded history. In the US, medical officials and utility companies in multiple cities are struggling to keep up. In this episode, we look at why power grid resili ...  Show more