Eastern US Faces Deadly Heatwave as Temperatures Reach Record Highs
TL;DR
An intense heat dome and high humidity in the eastern U.S. are causing dangerous wet-bulb temperatures, nearing levels that threaten human survival, with climate change likely to make such conditions more common and severe in the future.
Topics:top-newsenvironment#climate-change#environment#extreme-heat#heat-dome#human-survivability#wet-bulb-temperature
- Deadly ‘Wet-Bulb’ Temperatures Are Smothering the Eastern U.S. Gizmodo
- Life-threatening heat dome broils millions across eastern US as records tumble FOX Weather
- Extreme heat is here, but forecast calls for 'big change' USA Today
- 100-degree temps scorch large swaths of U.S.; more than 150 million people under heat alerts NBC News
- Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country | Extreme heat The Guardian
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