Bread and Circuses on Nostr: If you live in any of the affected areas, please be careful. Extreme heat like this ...
If you live in any of the affected areas, please be careful. Extreme heat like this can be deadly.
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A long-duration and record-breaking heat wave will be enveloping large parts of the U.S. this week.
By Sunday, June 23rd, about 265 million people in the U.S. are forecast to see air temperatures reach or exceed 90°F, with many of them experiencing heat indices of about 105°F.
Big cities to be affected include Chicago, Columbus, Albany, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., New York City, Hartford, and Boston.
Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in a typical year.
Human-caused climate change is making heat waves more likely, longer lasting, and more intense.
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LEARN MORE -- https://www.axios.com/2024/06/17/heat-wave-northeast-midwest-long-haul
#USA #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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A long-duration and record-breaking heat wave will be enveloping large parts of the U.S. this week.
By Sunday, June 23rd, about 265 million people in the U.S. are forecast to see air temperatures reach or exceed 90°F, with many of them experiencing heat indices of about 105°F.
Big cities to be affected include Chicago, Columbus, Albany, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., New York City, Hartford, and Boston.
Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in a typical year.
Human-caused climate change is making heat waves more likely, longer lasting, and more intense.
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LEARN MORE -- https://www.axios.com/2024/06/17/heat-wave-northeast-midwest-long-haul
#USA #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis