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The Insane Southwest Heat Wave Is Just the Beginning
2016-06-21 15:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jone: This story originally appeared on the Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Deadly, record-breaking heat and wildfires sweeping across the Southwestern US are a clear sign of manmade climate change at work, scientists say. Triple-digit temperatures began scorching Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico early this week. Some of the most intense heat was recorded throughout Arizona, where four hikers died in separate heat-related incidents....
Battle intensifies as Santa Barbara fire grows amid heat wave
2016-06-20 04:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A massive heat wave descended on Southern California on Sunday, bringing record-breaking temperatures and fueling fires throughout the region, including one in Silver Lake that threatened homes and forced the closure of the 2 Freeway for several hours. Temperatures hit triple-digits in several valley and inland area cities, sending residents to air-conditioned shops and movie theaters as fire officials kept a wary eye on the forecast, worried that dry, gusty winds would make already-ripe fire...
Temp set to top 120 degrees as monster heat wave hits Southern Calif
2016-06-19 11:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The most severe heat wave so far this year is bearing down in Southern California, with temperatures likely to top 120 degrees. So how hot will it get? Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles are expected to climb from the mid-80s Saturday to the mid-90s by Sunday, while triple-digit temperatures are on tap for the valleys. But it's Monday, the first day of summer, that is expected to be the hottest. The looming heat has prompted the National Weather Service to issue excessive-heat watches for L.A.,...
120 degrees! Western wildfires explode with triple-digit heat wave on the way
2016-06-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: If you live in Arizona, California or Nevada, watch out for temperatures as high as 120 degrees in the next few days. That is not a typo. Excessive heat warnings are in effect beginning this weekend until as late as next Wednesday for the southern half of Arizona, much of Southern California and a tiny slice at the southernmost tip of Nevada. advertisement Those happen to be areas where out-of-control wildfires will only be fueled by the approaching heat. Cities in the mercury-popping...
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Greenland ice melt goes into overdrive after record heat wave
2016-06-14 15:06:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: In 2016, Greenland has seemingly been on a mission to prove that it, too, can experience truly warm weather of the sort that is typically confined to far more temperate areas. So far in June, the world's largest island has experienced record warmth that would be considered mild even in the lower 48 states. Take June 9, for example. That day it was warmer in Greenland's capital of Nuuk -- at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, than it was in New York City, which had a high temperature...
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