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Record Heat Sparks Warnings, Stokes Wildfires In Western U.S
2016-06-20 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday as a heat wave baked the region in record, triple-digit temperatures, stoking flames in California from the coastal foothills outside Santa Barbara to desert brush near the Mexican border. Excessive heat advisories and "red flag warnings" for extreme fire conditions were in effect across southern portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, the National Weather Service reported on the eve of the first official day...
At 118, Phoenix heat breaks record for June 19
2016-06-20 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Phoenix has broken a hot-weather record set nearly 50 years ago on this date, hitting 118 degrees amid a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest. The National Weather Service says the high temperature surpassed the record for June 19 just before 1 p.m. Plus, meteorologist Mark O'Malley says there are still a few more hours to go before the temperature reaches its peak. Forecasters say some areas could see a high of up to 120. The previous record was 115 back in 1968. A strengthening ridge...
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Southwest braces for record heat: Is it climate change?
2016-06-15 11:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The National Weather Service has issued an 'excessive heat watch' predicting record-breaking temperatures this weekend in the Southwest, a region already beleaguered by wildfire and drought. Track meets were moved to the evenings to avoid the soaring temperatures. Marching band members ditched their formal hats and uniforms. Forecasters took to the airwaves to warn viewers, especially the elderly and infirm, to stay indoors and stay hydrated. Temperatures soared over 110 degree F., in several...
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As India Experiences Record Heat, Where Is Hottest Place On Earth?
2016-05-26 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IFLScience: A city in northern India is currently in the midst of a scorching heatwave, as the temperature smashes the national heat record at a sweltering 51°C (124°F) this week. Recorded in the city of Phalodi in the desert state of Rajasthan, there are fears that the heatwave may lead to repeats of the environmental disaster seen last year when thousands of people died in India from dehydration. The government has even stepped in this time and ordered that rivers be diverted to try and prevent such a recurrence....
Record January Heat Is First Sign Of Another Hot Year To Come
2016-02-18 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: NASA's announcement that last month was hottest January ever recorded foreshadows some sizzling months ahead and sets a pace for 2016 that may rival 2015 for the title of hottest year on record. January was 1.13 degrees Celsius warmer than the world's average for the month from 1951 to 1980, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies revealed on Tuesday. The surge marks the greatest departure from a month's average since at least 1880, when NASA's temperature records begin. The months of October...