How do you heat a house using air that’s already freezing? It sounds like a paradox, but it’s the central engineering challenge behind today’s cold-climate heat pumps. Unlike a furnace, which ...

Traditional air-source heat pumps can provide reliable heating when outdoor temperatures are moderately cold. However, once the weather reaches subzero temperatures, heat pumps suffer a drastic loss ...

The number of people who died in the United States from cold weather-related causes more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

PROVEN TRACK RECORD: Homeowners remain skeptical about heat pumps in cold weather, but modern systems are delivering consistent comfort well below zero. January 11, 2026 With homeowners across the ...

The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm taking shape east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even ...

Over the past few days, extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather have swept southward into much of the U.S., breaking daily low-temperature records from Montana to Texas. Tens of millions ...

A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of climate change. By Austyn Gaffney The unusual gust of frigid air extending ...

Almost everything we know about the effects of cold temperatures on the cardiovascular (CV) system is derived from studies conducted in countries with temperate climates. A new Brazilian study ...

Think heat pumps can only work in warmer climates? Think again, experts say. The electric heating and cooling systems have historically been more common in warmer areas because earlier models didn’t ...

We act like cold fronts are national holidays.