
Jeffrey Basara
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Aug 12, 2024 |
innerself.com | UMass Lowell |Mathew Barlow |Jeffrey Basara |Christiana Figueres
Visitors walk past a sign reading ‘Stop: Extreme Heat Danger’ in Death Valley National Park during a heat wave on July 7, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty ImagesIn this Article:Why are heat waves in 2024 breaking records globally? What role does climate change play in extreme heat? How are populations and economies affected by increasing heat waves? What actions can reduce the impact of future heat events?
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Jul 26, 2024 |
nevadacurrent.com | Mathew Barlow |Jeffrey Basara
by Mathew Barlow, Nevada Current July 26, 2024 A month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population had already experienced at least one extreme heat wave, and millions of people were under heat alerts, with forecasts warning of more ahead. Death Valley hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 Celsius) or higher for nine consecutive days in early July. Las Vegas broke its all-time heat record at 120 F (48.9 C).
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Jul 24, 2024 |
goskagit.com | Mathew Barlow |Jeffrey Basara
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Jul 24, 2024 |
idahopress.com | Mathew Barlow |Jeffrey Basara
Extreme heat is breaking global records: Why this isn’t ‘just summer,’ and what climate change has to do with it
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Jul 24, 2024 |
theconversation.com | Mathew Barlow |Jeffrey Basara
A month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population had already experienced at least one extreme heat wave, and millions of people were under heat alerts, with forecasts warning of more ahead. Death Valley hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 Celsius) or higher for nine consecutive days in early July. Las Vegas broke its all-time heat record at 120 F (48.9 C). Days of 100-degree heat dried out the California landscapes, fueling wildfires there and in the Northwest.
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