A heat dome is on tap for the West. Here’s what to know
7 months, 1 week ago

A heat dome is on tap for the West. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

It’s Monday, June 3. What to know about the West’s impending heat wave It’s been a mild to cool spring for much of California, but parts of the state are set to get an early dose of summery temperatures. That lingering heat “could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer,” L.A. Times environment reporter Hayley Smith writes. “This will be another event where a fair chunk of California’s population — the near-coastal dwellers in the Bay Area and in Southern California — probably won’t see extreme heat,” Swain said during a media briefing last week. “Since 1880, the global average temperature has increased by about 2 degrees.” More intense heat waves, more deaths The potential for record-breaking and sustained summer heat exposes millions to heat-related illnesses and death.

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More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
6 months ago

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts …

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
6 months ago

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

Associated Press  

Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. When people are celebrating, “it’s very easy to get sidetracked,” staying out for longer and forgetting to stay hydrated, said Chris Stachelski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “I think …

Floods, fires and record heat: Climate disasters multiply around the world
6 months, 1 week ago

Floods, fires and record heat: Climate disasters multiply around the world

LA Times  

California is far from the only place in the grip of a sweltering heat wave. “The climate continues to alarm us — the last 12 months have broken records like never before,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, said last month. “Until we reach net-zero global emissions the climate will continue to warm, will …

US reels under scorching temperatures, heavy flooding
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US reels under scorching temperatures, heavy flooding

Al Jazeera  

More than 50 million people in the US under heat warnings while hundreds are evacuated from flooding in the Midwest. Soaring temperatures have placed more than 50 million people in the United States under extreme heat advisories, while flooding has spurred rescue operations and evacuations throughout the Midwest. The National Integrated Heat Health Information System said on Monday that about …

Deadly heatwaves in US, Mexico made more likely by climate change
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Deadly heatwaves in US, Mexico made more likely by climate change

Al Jazeera  

Deadly heat that recently blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists has said. The World Weather Attribution group also said the extreme highs experienced across the region in May and June were four times as likely to occur today as a quarter of …

Punishing heat dome to worsen over California, West and send temperatures to dangerous highs
7 months ago

Punishing heat dome to worsen over California, West and send temperatures to dangerous highs

CNN  

CNN — A brutal heat dome is ramping up and sending temperatures to dangerous levels in California and the West in what is the region’s first significant heat wave of the year. July-like high temperatures will top out at 20 to 25 degrees above normal in multiple Western states this week and could break several daily record high temperatures. Phoenix; …

‘Heat dome’ settles over West Coast with 112F temps creating deadly conditions
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Heat dome’ settles over West Coast with 112F temps creating deadly conditions

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Temperatures on the West Coast are expected to peak into triple figures for the first …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today
1 year, 5 months ago

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Others are seeing deadly summer …

Hellhounds of summer: The hottest heatwave in human history just keeps getting worse
1 year, 5 months ago

Hellhounds of summer: The hottest heatwave in human history just keeps getting worse

Salon  

The global heatwave continues to sizzle as humanity experiences its hottest summer on record. Welcome to the world altered by climate change: Heatwaves are so bad, they've been named after literal hellhounds, at least in the case with the ongoing European heatwave Cerberus, that received its moniker from the Italian Meteorological Society. However, it may be apt considering 61,000 Europeans …

Death Valley nears record high temperature as heatwaves sweep the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Death Valley nears record high temperature as heatwaves sweep the world

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Death Valley hit 128 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday – a searing high even for a …

Fires, floods, heatwaves. Is the extreme weather from coast to coast ‘a new abnormal’?
1 year, 5 months ago

Fires, floods, heatwaves. Is the extreme weather from coast to coast ‘a new abnormal’?

LA Times  

Wildfire smoke engulfed the iconic skyline of New York, blotting out the Empire State Building in a dystopian orange haze. “I’d say this is unbelievable, but that word has been losing its meaning lately,” said Brian McNoldy, a senior research scientist at the University of Miami, as the city’s heat index hit 109.9 on Monday — Miami’s 30th consecutive day …

Earth records hottest day– third day running
1 year, 6 months ago

Earth records hottest day– third day running

Hindustan Times  

Monday marked a grim milestone for Earth – it was, on average, the hottest day ever recorded, however, the record lasted only for a day as it was broken again on Tuesday and then again on Wednesday, underscoring the incredible pace at which the human-induced climate crisis is spreading over the planet. On Wednesday, the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, …

Deadly heatwave envelops Mexico and southern US
1 year, 6 months ago

Deadly heatwave envelops Mexico and southern US

Al Jazeera  

At least 14 heat-related deaths have been tallied in Texas and Louisiana, while Mexico clocks 112 fatalities this year. Authorities in Mexico and the southern United States have reported an uptick in heat-related deaths as high temperatures smother the region, resulting in power outages and heightened risks for those with fewer resources to stay cool. US authorities urge caution The …

Hot as Hell: What's causing the record-shattering heatwave in the US and Canada?
1 year, 7 months ago

Hot as Hell: What's causing the record-shattering heatwave in the US and Canada?

Firstpost  

West Canada and the Pacific Northwest, which are known for their pleasant climates, are sweltering in the summer heat. The United States and western Canada will continue to experience “heat dome” weather for the majority of this week, according to the weather service. Also read: India’s Killer Summer: What a heatwave does to your body Record-breaking heatwave in the US …

Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves

LA Times  

Salem Fire Department paramedics attend to a man sitting on the pavement as they respond to a heat exposure call in Salem, Oregon, in June 2021. “There’s really only one solution to the problem of putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is to stop doing it.” Bartusek said the extraordinary heat wave was “shocking” both for the people …

Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 7 deaths
2 years, 5 months ago

Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 7 deaths

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open through Sunday night as a likely record-breaking heat wave brought scorching weather to the normally temperate region. Shawn Weagle, a NWS meteorologist based in Portland, said Saturday that the region had likely tied its record for its longest heat wave with six consecutive days …

Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave as temperatures peak again
3 years, 5 months ago

Pacific Northwest braces for another multiday heat wave as temperatures peak again

India Today  

People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable when temperatures soared to 116 degrees Fahrenheit. Those are eye-popping numbers in a usually temperate region and would have come close to — or broken — all-time records if it weren’t …

Heat Dome killed 1 BILLION sea creatures in the Pacific Northwest
3 years, 5 months ago

Heat Dome killed 1 BILLION sea creatures in the Pacific Northwest

Daily Mail  

Dead mollusk and clams, dehydrated star fish and baked barnacles are among the one billion dead sea creatures that littered beaches of the Pacific Northwest following a historic heatwave. Harley says low tide also played a key role in the marine massacre, as it was very low midday, leaving the sea creatures exposed to the extreme heat. Scroll down for …

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
3 years, 6 months ago

Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff who treated people overwhelmed by temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit saying the toll from the extreme weather will keep creeping up. In Canada, British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said Friday that 719 sudden and …

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
3 years, 6 months ago

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With more frequent and intense heat …

A sizzling summer: Hottest August on record in California
4 years, 4 months ago

A sizzling summer: Hottest August on record in California

LA Times  

At Woodley Park in Van Nuys, Blanca Celaya of Winnetka and her family enjoy the shade. In the midst of the state’s most destructive wildfire season, California has garnered another dubious distinction: the hottest August on record in California, according to a report from UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. The overall record for the hottest month in California was July …

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