Explained: What is behind the heat waves affecting the United States?
Climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is a global phenomenon that is certainly playing a role in what the United States is experiencing.
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Climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is a global phenomenon that is certainly playing a role in what the United States is experiencing.
A relentless US heat wave that has triggered health alerts for more than 100 million people is set to intensify this weekend, with temperatures and humidity forecast to surge to suffocating highs in many parts of the country.
Scientists have warned that heatwaves like the ones being felt in the US and Europe will become more frequent and rise in intensity due to global warming.
According to US weather experts, heatwaves in the country have steadily gone up by frequency, duration and intensity in four decades since the 1960s.
The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said Monday 107.5 million people will be affected by combination of heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and excessive heat watches through Wednesday. Excessive Heat Rolls East; Bakes Much of Central, Eastern US.