CHICAGO (WGN) – This week marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating Chicago Heat Wave of 1995. Over 700 people died in the oppressive heat that year. WGN-TV’s Mike Lowe spoke with former WGN-TV ...

Google Wave is dead, long live Google Wave? Shortly after the company announced that it was mothballing the Wave platform, the company is now pushing “Wave in a Box,” as an open source second try for ...

Nearly one year after the heat crisis in the Pacific Northwest, emergency managers, doctors and even transit systems in the area say they are using lessons learned to prepare for this summer. The city ...

It’s not often Google admits one of its products is a complete failure, so the internet industry was shocked yesterday when the search giant said it will be shutting down the Google Wave platform by ...

For better or worse, this heat wave is forcing Washington to recognize and confront the impacts of climate change. Last year’s “heat dome,” while jarring and traumatic for many, was an exceptional ...

There was lots of promise -- Email is an ancient technology, and is due for a refresh. Google Wave promised to change the way we communicate, and would eventually replace Email. Unfortunately, Google ...

CLIMATEWIRE | The city of Portland was baking last June and Bureau of Emergency Management Director Jonna Papaefthimiou was in crisis mode. Sweltering in temperatures 40 degrees Fahrenheit higher than ...