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UN Scientist: Blame Extreme Weather on Climate Change

Dire warnings heard at first congressional hearing in two years

(Newser) - Get used to droughts, hurricanes, heat waves, and wildfires, scientists warned Congress today, because the extreme weather is a result of global warming. The comments were made to the Senate's environmental committee during the first hearing on the subject in more than two years, reports the Guardian . "There...

US Had Hottest 12 Months Ever
 US Had Hottest 12 Months Ever 
Jul 9, 2012 2:38 PM CDT

US Had Hottest 12 Months Ever

And the hottest first half of a year ever

(Newser) - If you're still reeling from this weekend's heat wave, this is going to sound especially credible: The US just completed its hottest 12-month stretch ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. That's in part thanks to a warmer-than-average June, which saw 170 all-time high...

Gasping US Has Heat Wave End in Sight

Lower temps today before cold front moves in

(Newser) - Americans in much of the country will be getting a slight break from the oppressive heat today, one day after temperatures rose to above 100 degrees from the central states to the mid-Atlantic. Yet for many, the cooler temperatures won't exactly be brisk, falling only into the 90s. Cooler...

Sorry, Grandpa: It Really Is Harder to Bear the Heat Now

Blame air conditioning

(Newser) - It's hot times in Indianapolis, notes the Star , and by end-of-day tomorrow, the city will likely have hit four consecutive triple-digit days. How miserable, right? Well, maybe not compared to 1936, when it weathered nine days of 100-degree heat in a row. But go ahead and whine: The Star ...

Heat Wave Smashes 1K+ Records in Week

It's so hot, you can fry bacon on your driveway

(Newser) - The nation is sizzling this week, breaking a whopping 1,015 daily high temperature records in just the seven days ending Tuesday alone. That's significant, considering records typically aren't broken until July or August, the AP reports. And don't get your hopes up for any sort of...

Northeast Broiling as Summer Begins

Heat expected to hit triple digits in some areas

(Newser) - Summer started off with a bang in the Northeast yesterday, with temperatures often higher than 90 degrees up and down the East Coast. In some states, the heat index hit as high as 105 degrees, and New York City and parts of New Jersey expect that number to get higher,...

Austin Breaks Cruel Record: 70 Days of 100-Degree Heat

...and there's little relief in sight

(Newser) - This isn't the kind of record that locals are likely to boast of with pride: Austin, Texas, today broke a record set in 1925 for the most days of 100-plus-degree heat. At 2pm a temperature of 100 degrees was recorded, making today the 70th day of triple-degree heat, reports...

Okla.&#39;s July Was Hottest US Month on Record
 Okla.'s July 
 Was Hottest 
 US Month 
 on Record 
AVERAGE TEMP: 89.1
Aug 8, 2011 5:29 PM CDT

Okla.'s July Was Hottest US Month on Record

Texas also set its own record for hottest July

(Newser) - Sweltering may have reached a new record last month, as Oklahoma racked up the country's highest monthly average temperature ever. That's the highest average temperature, for any month, for any state, associate Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus said. According to automated weather recording instruments, the state's average...

Elderly Woman Dies From Heat After A/C Theft

79-year-old reported it missing two days before death

(Newser) - Somebody took a lot more than just an air conditioner from an elderly Texas woman. Two days after the 79-year-old reported her $2,500 unit stolen from the back of her home, she died of heat exhaustion, reports the Christian Post . It was the fourth time she had had her...

July Broke, Tied 2,676 Heat Records

At its worst, heat wave scorched 32 states last month

(Newser) - If you live anywhere in the "eastern two-thirds of the United States," you may have noticed that last month was hot. Really hot. So hot that high temperatures broke or tied 2,676 records, which is nearly twice the number from the same period last year, according to...

Daytime Heat Is Bad; Nighttime Heat Is Deadly

When temps don't cool off at night, it gets truly dangerous

(Newser) - The sun can be brutal during this record heat wave , but it's overnight temperatures that should really worry you, writes Christopher Mims at Grist . In June, Oman recorded the world's highest minimum temperature ever (107.1 degrees), and in many places, minimum night temperatures are rising even faster...

National Weather Service: 'Do Not Take Threat Lightly'

29 states remain under heat advisories

(Newser) - Twenty-nine states are under advisories as a blistering heat wave continues, MSNBC reports. East Coast temps are projected to hit highs in the 90s and 100s, says a meteorologist, but the heat index—what it feels like—could be closer to 115 degrees through tomorrow, says the National Weather Service....

US Heat Wave Worst Since 1995
 US Heat Wave Worst Since 1995 
Jul 21, 2011 4:03 AM CDT

US Heat Wave Worst Since 1995

As death toll hits 22

(Newser) - At least 22 deaths have now been attributed to the heat wave scorching the US this week, which one AccuWeather meteorologist yesterday predicted would “be more significant and impact a larger area than the deadly 1995 heat wave." That disaster killed a whopping 750 people over four days,...

13 Dead as Heat Wave Broils US
 13 Dead as Heat Wave Broils US 
Jul 20, 2011 7:41 AM CDT

13 Dead as Heat Wave Broils US

Heat 'dome' creates pressure cooker-like conditions

(Newser) - The heat wave currently plaguing the US has broken more than 1,000 heat records and claimed 13 lives, the BBC reports. Eighteen states from Montana to West Virginia are under a National Weather Service heat advisory, with temperatures reaching more than 90 degrees in many states and the heat...

US Swelters in Massive Heat Wave

No relief expected this week

(Newser) - Sorry, Americans: No matter where you live, you can expect a hot day—and week. A heat wave that started yesterday is expected to continue scorching the middle of the country as it spreads east, with Plains states experiencing highs topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit today. Much of the rest of...

Oklahoma Governor: Please Pray for Rain

Another heat wave coming, and there's no rain in sight

(Newser) - Another massive heat wave is poised to engulf much of the United States beginning today, threatening to send the heat index up to 115 degrees, reports Reuters . "It looks like it's going to be a long-term heat wave," says a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. A...

Midwest, South Roast in 100+ Degree Heat

Heat advisories in 22 states today

(Newser) - It's about as far away from Christmas as we can get, but much of the South and Midwest might feel like they're roasting on an open fire. Heat advisories and warnings were issued yesterday for 17 states, reports the AP; that number increased to 22 states in the...

Phoenix Roasts in Record Heat
 Phoenix Roasts in Record Heat 
Jul 3, 2011 6:09 AM CDT

Phoenix Roasts in Record Heat

Temperatures reach 118, beating a 10-year record

(Newser) - Temperatures in Phoenix hit a new high for the day yesterday, reaching a brutal 118 degrees, reports the AP . It was so hot that a local prison ordered thousands of bags of ice for inmates. Nearby storms toppled powerlines, knocking out power—and air conditioning—to some 4,000 homes...

Record Heat Claims 5 Lives
 Record Heat Claims 5 Lives 
Jun 10, 2011 1:20 AM CDT

Record Heat Claims 5 Lives

Top temperatures stagger Midwest, East Coast

(Newser) - America's baking heat wave claimed five lives this week before storms plunged temperatures as much as 40 degrees. The heat was so intense across the Midwest and East that it buckled pavement on a major Michigan interstate, killed power in Detroit, and shut schools across New Jersey, reports MSNBC...

Tarantino Film Editor Dies During LA Heat-Wave Hike

Sally Menke worked with director beginning with Reservoir Dogs

(Newser) - Renowned movie editor Sally Menke, 56, was found dead after going for a hike in the Hollywood Hills during yesterday's record-breaking heat wave . Investigators believe she became disoriented in the extreme heat and suspect heat stroke was the cause of her death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Her severely dehydrated...

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