Kate Yoder

Blistering temperatures are redefining what's considered "really hot."

The importance of translating emergency warnings is often a lesson learned too late.

You expect to see the phrase natural disaster all over the news when hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic explosions, floods, or fires cause a lot of deaths and property damage. This fire season, however, politicians and other people are beginning to ditch natural disaster for phrases that are more specific — and more accurate.

CEO Bernard Looney calls oil “socially challenged.”