Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
6 months ago

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study found. And it was even worse at night, which is what made this heat wave so deadly, said Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto, who coordinates the attribution study team. Climate change made nighttime temperatures 2.9 degrees warmer and unusual evening heat 200 more times more likely, she said. They then used the scientifically accepted technique of comparing simulations of a fictional world without human-caused climate change to current reality to come up with how much global warming factored into the 2024 heat wave.

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Climate change-fueled heat wave sets records in California and Arizona in October
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change-fueled heat wave sets records in California and Arizona in October

Salon  

October is traditionally associated with cool autumn breezes, but a heat wave fueled by climate change in the West is defying that expectation by continuing to shatter temperature records. Similarly temperatures in Yuma, Arizona broke a 28-year record, reaching 112 degrees Fahrenheit, while more than 50 other heat records were broken throughout the American Southwest on that same Wednesday. “Climate …

Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says
5 months ago

Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday. Copernicus’ preliminary data shows that the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 degrees Celsius, beating the record set just last year on July 6, 2023 by.01 …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world

Associated Press  

As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely. Here’s what’s happening related to extreme weather and the climate right now: — A persistent heat wave is lingering into Monday in parts of the U.S. with …

Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East

LA Times  

A person cools off during the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Ore., amid a heat wave. A long-running heat wave that has shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s and holding the East in its hot and humid grip throughout the week, forecasters said Sunday. …

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country’s most vulnerable
6 months ago

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country’s most vulnerable

Associated Press  

VERACRUZ, Mexico — When the nursing home in southern Mexico began to bake in the country’s ongoing heat wave, staff cycled their elderly residents through the few cooling options they had. “We have never before experienced a heat wave this intense, this powerful, this pervasive and this persistent,” said María Teresa Mendoza, director of the Cogra nursing home, operating for …

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
6 months ago

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month's killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study found. And it was even worse at night, which is what made this heat wave so deadly, said Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto, who …

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

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
7 months, 2 weeks ago

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Associated Press  

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. …

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe

LA Times  

Tim McCanon, center, is rescued by the Community Fire Department during severe flooding this month in New Caney, Texas. The world has constructed cities designed for 20th century temperatures and rainfall, but climate change brings more heat and downpours, said Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M University climate scientist. “So they’re getting slightly more extreme, but they’re passing our ability to …

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

New Indian Express  

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Since 1979, global heat waves are moving 20% more slowly — meaning more people stay hot longer — and they are happening 67% more often, according to a …

77 places where extreme heat will break or tie records through Monday
1 year, 4 months ago

77 places where extreme heat will break or tie records through Monday

CNN  

CNN — A brutal heat wave that baked most of the central and southern US this week will slowly shift its most intense heat southward through the weekend and tie or break dozens of heat records. On Friday, temperatures could top 100 degrees and records could fall across Texas in places like Dallas, Tyler and Wichita Falls. As the heat …

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over
1 year, 4 months ago

Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over

Associated Press  

At about summer’s halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and unsurprising, hellish yet boring in some ways, scientists say. Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto said examining what’s causing heat waves is “boring” in a way since it keeps happening. Jodi Kelly, seated center, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and …

A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest
1 year, 4 months ago

A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest

LA Times  

Mariah Barnett, 9, and her father, Troy, recline in a pool while trying to beat the 109-degree heat at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center in Bakersfield. “We would not see the kinds of temperatures globally that we’re seeing without climate change — it’s virtually impossible to explain these changes in the absence of climate change,” said Katharine Jacobs, director of the …

Heatwaves in Europe, China and America could not have occurred without climate change: study
1 year, 5 months ago

Heatwaves in Europe, China and America could not have occurred without climate change: study

The Hindu  

The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. “Had there been no climate change, such an event would almost never have occurred,” said study lead author Mariam Zachariah, a climate scientist at Imperial College of London. Since the advent of industrial-scale burning, the world has warmed 2.2 …

Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds

CNN  

CNN — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to a new analysis released Tuesday as temperatures are still blazing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The “heat hell” searing parts of the United States and southern Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, while climate …

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 …

Relentless triple-digit heat to remain across south well into next week as high temperatures begin to creep north
1 year, 5 months ago

Relentless triple-digit heat to remain across south well into next week as high temperatures begin to creep north

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 An extreme heatwave is expected to continue across the southern United States through this weekend, …

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 …

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track
1 year, 5 months ago

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. Around 200 hydration stations distributing bottles of water and cooling centers where potentially thousands of people can rest in …

A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it’s not cooling soon
1 year, 5 months ago

A heat wave has baked parts of the Southwest for weeks. Forecasters warn it’s not cooling soon

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Millions of people across the Southwest are living through a historic heat wave, with even the heat-experienced desert city of Phoenix being tested since temperatures have hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 13 consecutive days. Huge swaths of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California were experiencing temperatures above 90 degrees F. “To underscore just how expansive this heat …

Heat waves hit US, effects of dry-heat wave in 10 points
1 year, 5 months ago

Heat waves hit US, effects of dry-heat wave in 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Heatwave baking the US Southwest A light rail train downtown during a heatwave in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. A massive heat wave will build in the southern US and expand into the Pacific Northwest this week, with temperatures in the Southwest rising to as much as 120F on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Photographer: Ash Ponders/Bloomberg A …

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3
1 year, 5 months ago

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

The Hindu  

Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius, surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C as heatwaves sizzled around the world. "This is not a milestone we should be celebrating," said climate scientist Friederike Otto of the Grantham Institute …

World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday
1 year, 5 months ago

World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday

Al Jazeera  

Scientists say to expect more records to fall this year as climate change and an emerging El Nino pattern make the mercury climb. Monday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. “This is not a milestone we should be celebrating,” said climate scientist Friederike Otto of the Grantham Institute …

Deadly heatwave envelops Mexico and southern US
1 year, 5 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 …

A dangerous heat wave is intensifying in the South with more than 55 million people under heat alerts
1 year, 5 months ago

A dangerous heat wave is intensifying in the South with more than 55 million people under heat alerts

CNN  

CNN — More than 55 million people from southern Arizona to the Florida coast are sweltering under a worsening heat wave that is expected to expand its reach this week, bringing more dangerous triple-digit temperatures. “There may be more danger than a typical heat event, due to the longevity of near-record or record high nighttime lows and elevated heat index …

Heat waves which used to occur once in a century are now expected once in five years: study
1 year, 7 months ago

Heat waves which used to occur once in a century are now expected once in five years: study

The Hindu  

An international team comprising leading climate scientists, which studied the extremely humid heat in South and Southeast Asia in April 2023, said that heat waves in India and Bangladesh which used to occur less than once a century on average can now be expected around once in five years. According to rapid attribution analysis by the team as part of …

Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future
2 years, 3 months ago

Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future

Associated Press  

What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. The study said a heat index considered “extremely dangerous” where the feels-like heat index exceeds 124 degrees — now something that rarely happens — will likely strike a tropical belt …

Heatwaves are getting worse - what role does climate change play?
2 years, 4 months ago

Heatwaves are getting worse - what role does climate change play?

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. In the past 100 years, heatwaves have become hotter and more frequent across the world, according to the latest …

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely
2 years, 4 months ago

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely

Associated Press  

Human-caused climate change made last week’s deadly heat wave in England and Wales at least 10 times more likely and added a few degrees to how brutally hot it got, a study said. They said Thursday that temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees Celsius warmer in the heat wave than they would have been without climate change, depending on which …

What’s causing the current heatwave?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s causing the current heatwave?

Al Jazeera  

Heatwaves are sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere. Europe, North America, and Asia are baking in record-breaking heatwaves. In New Delhi, it has already hit 49 degrees Celsius this year, 12 above the average. In the UK, people are bracing for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time ever. Presenter: Bernard Smith Guests: Stephen Cornelius – Deputy practice leader for …

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely, says study
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change made record heatwave in India 30 times more likely, says study

India TV News  

Highlights Heatwave caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies in India. The record breaking heatwave in India and Pakistan, which caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies, was about 30 times more likely to happen due to human-caused climate change, according to a study by an international team of climate scientists published on Monday. March was …

Heatwave in US and Canada ‘impossible’ without climate change
3 years, 5 months ago

Heatwave in US and Canada ‘impossible’ without climate change

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. This type of extreme heat “would go from essentially virtually impossible to relatively commonplace,” said study co-author Gabriel Vecchi, …

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits western US and Canada
3 years, 5 months ago

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits western US and Canada

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in the western United States and Canada are warning residents to take precautions as an historic heatwave hit the region on Saturday, sending temperatures soaring and pushing local officials to open emergency cooling centres. “I like to break a record, but this is like shattering and pulverising them,” Environment Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips told local news outlet CTV …

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

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

India TV News  

Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren't just annoying, they're deadly. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighbourhoods. “This heat has …

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

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighborhoods. “This …

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