Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal
3 years, 6 months ago

Heat wave grips US West amid fear of a new, hotter normal

India TV News  

An unusually early and long-lasting heat wave brought more triple-digit temperatures Wednesday to a large swath of the US West, raising concerns that such extreme weather could become the new normal amid a decades long drought. “Heat waves are getting worse in the West because the soil is so dry” from the region's mega drought, said Park Williams, a University of California, Los Angeles, climate and fire scientist who has calculated that soil in the western half of the nation is the driest it has been since 1895. “We could have two, three, four, five of these heat waves before the end of the summer.” A few clouds were holding the temperatures down slightly in the desert region of southwest Arizona and southeast California, but there was no real relief expected from the excessive heat warning in effect until at least Sunday. I just packed tank tops and shorts.” Hamburg said it was the first time she had experienced Colorado's “dry heat,” adding that it's much easier to manage than the humid heat common in the Midwest.

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100 days of 100-degree misery: A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West
4 months ago

100 days of 100-degree misery: A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West

LA Times  

A hiker takes advantage of lower morning temperatures Wednesday in Phoenix as unseasonably high temperatures are expected this week across the western United States. “This year, the heat started early and it’s been persistent,” said NWS meteorologist Ted Whittock. While September heat waves are relatively commonplace, said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain, this one is still notable for bringing anticipated …

Another round of relentless, hazardous heat forecast across the West
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Another round of relentless, hazardous heat forecast across the West

LA Times  

Gail Gomez plays in the water fountain at the Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Another round of significant heat across California’s interior is expected to bring potentially dangerous conditions back to the state, with weather officials warning of “relentless” heat risk over the Southwest beginning this weekend. The National Weather Service warned of a mid-July heat …

100-degree heat is coming for the East Coast on Tuesday
5 months, 3 weeks ago

100-degree heat is coming for the East Coast on Tuesday

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 Scorching heat brought on by hot temperatures is forecast across much of the eastern half …

Record-breaking heatwave threatens 130 million people in US
6 months ago

Record-breaking heatwave threatens 130 million people in US

Al Jazeera  

Temperatures could spike beyond 100F in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. More than 130 million people in the United States are under threat from a long-running heatwave that has already broken records with dangerously high temperatures, forecasters said, adding that scorching heat will be felt from the East Coast to the West Coast. The heat …

Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter records as it bakes West, swelters in East
6 months 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.
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 Baking Across The U.S. As Heat Prolongs Misery With Little Relief Expected
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions Baking Across The U.S. As Heat Prolongs Misery With Little Relief Expected

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: A young visitor to the U.S. Capitol Building takes a drink in the shade as much of the Northeast braces for a heat wave on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik via Getty Images A relentless heat wave continued to bake most of the United States on Friday, with numerous areas expected to …

Millions sweating it out as heat wave nears peak from Midwest to Maine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Millions sweating it out as heat wave nears peak from Midwest to Maine

The Independent  

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Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S

NPR  

Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America The U.S. is experiencing a number of extreme and varied weather events at once, from the prolonged heat wave scorching the Northeast to the deadly wildfires blazing in New Mexico to the tropical storm drenching Texas’ Gulf Coast. …

Early Blast Of Heat And Humidity Hits U.S.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Early Blast Of Heat And Humidity Hits U.S.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A blistering heat wave Wednesday extended from the Midwest to New England, leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday, including in places like northern Maine where they rarely experience such conditions this early in the year. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images The dangerous temperatures were expected to peak in the …

Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A blistering heat wave Wednesday extended from the Midwest to New England, leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday, including in places like northern Maine where they rarely experience such conditions this early in the year. The dangerous temperatures were expected to peak in the eastern Great Lakes and New England on Wednesday and Thursday, and …

Early blast of heat and humidity leaves millions sweltering across the US
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Early blast of heat and humidity leaves millions sweltering across the US

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The dangerous temperatures were expected to peak in the …

If you can’t stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas
6 months, 3 weeks ago

If you can’t stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas

Associated Press  

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. “The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations,” the National Weather Service said over the weekend. “We have …

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution
7 months ago

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to kick in, likely in July. Even in Florida, forecasters with the …

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
7 months, 1 week ago

Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon, much of an area stretching from southeast California to central Arizona will see “easily their hottest” weather since last September, and record daily highs will be in …

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook
7 months, 1 week ago

Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook

LA Times  

A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records. A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer. “This will be another event where a fair chunk …

A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest
1 year, 5 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 …

US faces triple whammy of heatwave, tropical storm, wildfire smoke at same time
1 year, 5 months ago

US faces triple whammy of heatwave, tropical storm, wildfire smoke at same time

India Today  

The US experienced a range of unusual weather, from a tropical storm in Hawaii to record-breaking heat across its Sun Belt states and poor air quality in many areas as smoke from Canadian wildfires wafted across the border. A man places his head in misters during an excessive heat warning in Las Vegas, Nevada The hottest spot in the US …

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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 air-conditioned spaces …

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 …

Heat wave hits Southern California with a scorching Fourth of July weekend
1 year, 6 months ago

Heat wave hits Southern California with a scorching Fourth of July weekend

LA Times  

Ben Rodriguez cools off with a bottle of water after exercising horses for a customer in Glendale. “This is the first true heat wave of the season,” said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The heat wave is hitting Northern California and the Central Valley first, with an excessive heat warning already in effect Friday …

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records
1 year, 7 months ago

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

NPR  

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Rush/AP Claire Rush/AP PORTLAND, Ore. — An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday. Sponsor Message Temperatures in Portland, Oregon, were …

Heat wave lessons learned in Pacific Northwest
2 years, 5 months ago

Heat wave lessons learned in Pacific Northwest

NPR  

Heat wave lessons learned in Pacific Northwest The heat wave of 2021 was the deadliest weather event in Washington state's history. RYAN: Goss says last year's difficulties led the hospital to make some changes. RYAN: Washington Governor Jay Inslee says the state's doing what it can to keep heat waves from killing people. The city of Seattle has come up …

Heat wave to hit Northwest as Northeast sees some relief
2 years, 5 months ago

Heat wave to hit Northwest as Northeast sees some relief

LA Times  

Brian Gadzuk, 56, clears out the trunk of his Jeep to make space for a new air conditioning unit in the parking lot of McLendon Hardware in Renton, Wash., on Sunday. “To have five-day stretches or a weeklong stretch above 90 degrees is very, very rare for the Pacific Northwest,” said Vivek Shandas, professor of climate adaptation at Portland State …

What’s behind the heatwaves impacting the United States?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s behind the heatwaves impacting the United States?

Al Jazeera  

Millions of Americans are under heat warnings as the nation braces for record-breaking temperatures and dangerous heat. That is resulting in swings in the North Atlantic jet stream, which in turn lead to extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods, according to Jennifer Francis, senior scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center. “Climate change is making extreme and unprecedented heat …

Extreme heat is baking a country woefully unprepared for the climate crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Extreme heat is baking a country woefully unprepared for the climate crisis

CNN  

CNN — Heat waves across multiple continents have dashed records, threatened public health and buckled infrastructure, in what scientists say are signs of the climate crisis’ impact on day-to-day weather. The UK Met Office’s chief scientist, Stephen Belcher, was in a state of disbelief as he delivered a video statement about the shocking temperatures the country experienced Tuesday, noting they …

Dangerous heat wave descends on parts of Midwest and South
2 years, 6 months ago

Dangerous heat wave descends on parts of Midwest and South

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A dangerous heat wave hit much of the Midwest and South on Tuesday, with temperatures hitting triple digits in Chicago and combining with the humidity to make it feel even hotter there and in other sweltering cities. Heat index values — which take into account the temperature and relative humidity and indicate how hot it feels outdoors — …

Pacific Northwest Braces For Another Multiday Heat Wave
3 years, 4 months ago

Pacific Northwest Braces For Another Multiday Heat Wave

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PORTLAND, Ore. — 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 …

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 …

California battles wildfire as blazing heat hits western US
3 years, 6 months ago

California battles wildfire as blazing heat hits western US

Al Jazeera  

The ‘record-breaking heat’ is expected to affect much of the west and southwest US over the weekend, the weather centre warns. Firefighters battled a surging wildfire in Northern California under blazing temperatures as another heatwave hits the western United States this weekend, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said …

California faces extreme heat that may push power supply to brink
3 years, 6 months ago

California faces extreme heat that may push power supply to brink

Al Jazeera  

The historic heat wave in the US state – with temperatures reaching up to 44C – is also adding to the already high wildlife risk and record drought. California and neighboring states are facing another historic heat wave that may push power supplies to the brink and is adding to already high wildfire risk amid record drought. “The heat wave …

Heat wave is set to scorch the Southwest again this weekend, elevating wildfire concerns
3 years, 6 months ago

Heat wave is set to scorch the Southwest again this weekend, elevating wildfire concerns

CNN  

CNN — Stifling heat is searing the US West as the weekend approaches, with historic drought conditions worsening and fire danger escalating across much of the Northwest. “Excessive heat warnings, watches, and heat advisories remain in effect across central California, the Southwest, and parts of the central/northern Great Basin,” said the Weather Prediction Center. “This next heat wave is looking …

Study: Northwest heat wave impossible without climate change
3 years, 6 months ago

Study: Northwest heat wave impossible without climate change

Associated Press  

The deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change that added a few extra degrees to the record-smashing temperatures, a new quick scientific analysis found. This type of extreme heat “would go from essentially virtually impossible to relatively commonplace,” said study co-author Gabriel Vecchi, a Princeton University climate scientist. “Without …

The Record-Breaking High Temperatures Aren’t Even the Worst Part of the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave
55 years ago

The Record-Breaking High Temperatures Aren’t Even the Worst Part of the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

Slate  

In Seattle, it’s well-known that you can’t count on summer weather until after the Fourth of July. Portland also set a new all-time record with 115 degrees Fahrenheit, and over the weekend, countless other cities across the Pacific Northwest broke records for hottest June temperatures and all-time high records. My family visited a local museum and the library to hide …

Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before. So I’m not real thrilled.” The heat wave was caused by what meteorologists described as a dome of high pressure over the Northwest and worsened by human-caused climate change, which …

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall
3 years, 6 months ago

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Intense. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits, disrupting Olympic qualifying events and breaking all-time high temperature records in places unaccustomed to such extreme heat. The National Weather Service said it hit 110 F in Eugene, breaking the all-time record of 108 …

Heat wave in Northwest: Portland and Seattle see record highs soar well past 100 degrees
3 years, 6 months ago

Heat wave in Northwest: Portland and Seattle see record highs soar well past 100 degrees

CNN  

CNN — The mercury kept climbing Monday in heat-baked Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, again setting record highs. Seattle had topped its all-time record high Sunday when thermometers climbed to 104 degrees – so hot that even the normally freezing temperatures above 10,000 feet on Mt. Record keeping in these areas dates back to the late 1800s, meaning temperatures like these …

Editorial: Record-setting heat wave shows that climate change is creating hell on Earth
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Record-setting heat wave shows that climate change is creating hell on Earth

LA Times  

Carlos Ramos hands out bottles of water and sack lunches Monday as he works at a hydration station in front of Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. The record-breaking heat wave baking the West Coast is another painful sign that climate change is here, and we have to adapt. If it wasn’t already clear that climate change is fueling more extreme weather …

Pacific Northwest endures hottest day of intense heat wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Pacific Northwest endures hottest day of intense heat wave

LA Times  

Sabina Ehmann and her daughter Vivian, visiting Seattle from North Carolina, are prepared with umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun June 27. The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures expected to obliterate records that had been set just the day before. “Temperatures are too high for our employees …

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits western US and Canada
3 years, 6 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 …

Records fall as unprecedented Northwest heat wave builds
3 years, 6 months ago

Records fall as unprecedented Northwest heat wave builds

LA Times  

Hunter Sack, 7, runs through the water at Max Patterson Park on Sunday during a record-setting heat wave in Gladstone, Ore. Intense. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits, disrupting Olympic qualifying events and breaking all-time temperature records in places unaccustomed to such extreme heat. …

Heat wave will bake Oregon, Washington and Idaho in desert-like temperatures
3 years, 6 months ago

Heat wave will bake Oregon, Washington and Idaho in desert-like temperatures

CNN  

CNN — An extraordinary heat wave is taking shape this weekend, potentially unlike any other the Northwest US has experienced. “What makes this heat wave unique from others we’ve had in the area is the lack of a marine influence in the overnight hours,” said Samantha Borth, a meteorologist at NWS Seattle. From Saturday to Monday, forecasts are pointing to …

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 …

Extreme heatwave scorches US southwest amid drought, hits record temperatures
3 years, 6 months ago

Extreme heatwave scorches US southwest amid drought, hits record temperatures

Hindustan Times  

An extreme heatwave that has already shattered temperature records across the US Southwest threatened on Friday to push power systems to the brink of failure as residents cranked up air conditioners. California power grid operators, who have so far been able to keep the lights on, issued their latest "flex alert" for Friday, asking homeowners across the state to conserve …

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 …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer. “Very dangerous record breaking heat should continue today across the deserts with well above normal highs,” …

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