A week of highs: See where climate change made heat worse in America
Climate Signals summary: Heat waves continue to get hotter and last longer, fueled by human-caused climate change - the heat wave occurring across the United States right now is a prime example.
Article excerpt:
Last week, 96 percent of people in the contiguous United States experienced nighttime temperatures more likely to occur due to human-caused warming. The findings come from a Washington Post analysis of data provided by the nonprofit Climate Central, which released the world’s first tool to show how climate change is affecting daily temperatures in real time.
Overnight temperatures, as opposed to daytime temperatures, were boosted the most by climate change. While more and more people are increasingly exposed to warmer nighttime temperatures, which are potentially more dangerous to the body, last week’s number stands out.
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