Weather Ask the Meteorologist: How different colors react differently in direct sunlight WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels explains why darker colors absorb heat more, whereas lighter colors reflect ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - It’s the hottest stretch of temperatures we have had so far this summer in the Quad Cities, so instead of baking cookies in a car or trying to fry an egg in a pan on the ...

I love the brightly colored homes in parts of Scandinavia. Their reds, blues, greens and oranges add delightful cheer to the winter scenery. With those in mind, we chose a deep green color for our ...

Fact #1: The tropics are wonderful. Palm trees! Beaches! So many excuses to jump in a pool! Fact #2: The tropics get hot, by definition. We're talking shiny-faced, pit-stained, sticky-shirted heat, ...

The sun heats the Earth’s surface with solar radiation, and how quickly it heats everything up depends on the color of the surfaces being heated. Albedo is the term that describes the fraction of ...

In the summer, cities get especially hot. Some of that heat comes directly from the sun, of course, but in urban environments, heat also gets absorbed and then released by the pavement, buildings and ...

WRAL Weather Alert Days are in effect Monday through at least Wednesday, due to the potential for dangerous heat at times. When it gets this hot, we often tell you to hydrate, seek shade, take breaks, ...