Extreme Weather Warnings: Deadly Floods and Intensified Heatwaves Hit US
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A "perfect storm" of extreme weather events is unfolding this summer, with deadly flooding in the Northeast US and record-breaking heat in the Southwest US and around the world. Climate change is intensifying these events, supercharging heavy rainfall and increasing the likelihood of extreme weather. The warming Arctic is causing changes in the jet stream, leading to stalled weather patterns and persistent weather extremes. The combination of the climate crisis and El Niño is resulting in new record levels of heat globally. Without the climate crisis, these extreme events would not be occurring.
- A ‘perfect storm’ is unfolding this summer and it’s ‘supercharging’ the weather, scientist says CNN
- Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South PBS NewsHour
- US faces deadly floods in north-east and longer heatwaves in south and west The Guardian US
- How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest The Conversation
- Millions of Americans under weather warnings CGTN America
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