Tracking extreme heat risk alerts across the US
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tracking extreme heat risk alerts across the US

CNN  

CNN — High temperatures affect public health across wide swaths of the United States each summer, causing spikes in emergency room visits and hundreds of heat-related deaths. To help prepare Americans for the dangerous temperatures, the National Weather Service and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year released a new national forecast predicting heat-related risks. Forecasters from the National Weather Service also try to predict average temperatures across regions of the country over the coming weeks. This map highlights locations across the continental United States where temperatures exceeded calendar day records, according to the Southeastern Regional Climate Center.

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Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest
4 months, 1 week ago

Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest

China Daily  

A man refreshes himself at Crown Fountain during a period of hot weather in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug 26, 2024. LOS ANGELES - A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions. A late-season high-pressure system over cities in the Midwest regions such as Chicago, …

Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest
4 months, 1 week ago

Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-30 09:44 A man refreshes himself at Crown Fountain during a period of hot weather in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug 26, 2024. LOS ANGELES - A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions. A late-season high-pressure system over cities in the …

Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest
4 months, 1 week ago

Millions Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US Midwest

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-30 09:44 A man refreshes himself at Crown Fountain during a period of hot weather in Chicago, Illinois, US, Aug 26, 2024. LOS ANGELES - A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions. A late-season high-pressure system over cities in the …

Halfway through ‘danger season,’ nearly all of America has been touched by extreme weather
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Halfway through ‘danger season,’ nearly all of America has been touched by extreme weather

LA Times  

The United States is halfway through the period commonly known as summer, or what some scientists are now calling the “danger season” — the stretch of time from May to October when extreme weather events are peaking and likely to overlap due to the exacerbating influence of climate change. So far this season, 99% of the country’s population has been …

Staggering map shows where Americans face 'dangerously hot' conditions as intense heat wave hits
5 months, 1 week ago

Staggering map shows where Americans face 'dangerously hot' conditions as intense heat wave hits

Daily Mail  

Swaths of the US are set to bake in 'dangerously hot' conditions of up to 118 degrees, the National Weather Service has warned. Swathes of the US are set to bake in 'dangerously hot' conditions of up to 118 degrees, the National Weather Service has warned As the week progresses the major risk for the East Coast will dissipate, but …

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

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 …

Record-setting heat will continue to torment millions of Americans this weekend
6 months ago

Record-setting heat will continue to torment millions of Americans this weekend

CNN  

CNN — The weekend is off to a sizzling start as more than one-third of US residents face heat advisories and additional cities are expected to see record temperatures in the coming days. Even in the Pacific Northwest, the heat is punishing Parts of Oregon will experience triple digits up to five days with poor overnight relief, the National Weather …

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 …

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 …

Tracking extreme heat risk alerts across the US
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tracking extreme heat risk alerts across the US

CNN  

CNN — High temperatures affect public health across wide swaths of the United States each summer, causing spikes in emergency room visits and hundreds of heat-related deaths. To help prepare Americans for the dangerous temperatures, the National Weather Service and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year released a new national forecast predicting heat-related risks. Forecasters from …

What high-temperature maps get wrong about heatwaves
8 months ago

What high-temperature maps get wrong about heatwaves

The Hindu  

Heatwaves arrive like clockwork over many regions of the world and are getting even more attention due to the upward trends in many regions in terms of their duration, frequency, intensity, and scale. The total temperature can be the average value over several days or the average of the daily minimum and daily maximum temperatures. The daily maximum temperatures are …

Inside America’s extreme heat summer, in three charts
1 year, 5 months ago

Inside America’s extreme heat summer, in three charts

CNN  

CNN — It’s been a scorching summer for many Americans, with tens of millions living in areas under extreme heat. Over the last three weeks, more than a third of the population has experienced weekly average maximum temperatures above 90 degrees, particularly in the southern half of the country. Last week, nearly 12% of Americans dealt with average highs topping …

Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year
1 year, 5 months ago

Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees because of the heat and humidity. Dangerous heat engulfed much of the eastern half of the United States Friday as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents saw their …

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, …

Global weather alert: Extreme weather conditions grip the globe
1 year, 5 months ago

Global weather alert: Extreme weather conditions grip the globe

Live Mint  

From the US to Europe, global temperatures have soared, prompting many weather forecasters to issue warnings about the ongoing weather conditions. Here's a list of weather warnings in different parts of the world: US: National Weather Service in the US predicts that the country is set to witness an “extremely hot and dangerous weekend”. Asia: After a scorching summer, India …

More than 100 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as relentless temperatures continue
1 year, 5 months ago

More than 100 million Americans under extreme heat alerts as relentless temperatures continue

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 More than 113 million Americans were under heat alerts on Thursday as stifling, life-threatening temperatures …

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 …

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 …

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 — …

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 …

How to stay safe in this week’s heat wave
5 years, 5 months ago

How to stay safe in this week’s heat wave

CNN  

CNN — A heat wave is expected for much of the eastern half of the US in the coming days – and it has the potential to be deadly. TRACK THE EXTREME HEAT To help people prepare, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies put out a guidebook Tuesday on how to stay safe when the temperatures …

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