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Southeast Heat Wave October 2019
United States
An extended stretch of high heat and humidity east of the Mississippi River had temperatures soaring well into the 90s, with 75 locations breaking all time monthly temperature records for October. This kind of unseasonal, record-breaking heat is what climate change looks like.
Oct 7, 2019 | Weather Underground
Eastern U.S. Roasts in All-Time Record Heat for October
Oct 4, 2019 | The Weather Channel
Fall Heat Wave Crushes All-Time October Records in Over 70 Cities in South and East, But Relief is Ahead
Oct 3, 2019 | Union of Concerned Scientists
An October Heat Wave Bakes the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Is This Our Future?
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Oct 4, 2019 | The Weather Channel
Map: Cities Breaking All-Time Monthly Temperature Records, October 2019
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Oct 3, 2019 | Jesse Ferrell on Twitter @WeatherMatrix
Tweet: Monthly Record Highs, October 2019
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Oct 3, 2019 | Washington Post
Map: Locations approaching or surpassing temperature records on October 2, 2019
Apr 25, 2017 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Quantifying the influence of global warming on unprecedented extreme climate events
Apr 1, 2016 | Climatic Change
Interactions between urbanization, heat stress, and climate change
Apr 27, 2016 | Climatic Change
Global increase in record-breaking monthly-mean temperatures