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A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
Climate change will cause six of Kansas' biggest cities to see at least one day with a heat index of 125 degrees or more in 2053, a new study says.
A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053. The hottest cities, according to the study, will be Kansas City, Mo.; St. Louis; Memphis, Tenn.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Chicago.
The First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group that analyzes climate risk in the U.S., published a report this week projecting the frequency and duration of hazardous heat events come 2053.
The model predicts only 50 U.S. counties next year to have heat index values exceeding 125 degrees. By 2053, that number rises to 1,023 counties.