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In San Antonio, every day in June 2022 was at least as hot as 97 °F (36 °C), except for June 28. [21] On June 13, St. Louis hit 100 °F (37.8 °C), breaking the daily record. In addition, from the 13–16, the morning low never went below 81 °F (27.2 °C), breaking the warmest morning low record for the next 4 days.
Heat-related deaths. The heat-related death rate in the U.S. (heat being either an underlying or a contributing cause) has increased since the mid 2010s. [4] Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain ...
In total, more than 135 million Americans face temperatures above 90 degrees this week, with some areas crossing the 100-degree mark. There is no expected rain under the heat dome to provide ...
July 1743 heatwave in China - Beijing reached 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on July 25, higher than any modern records. 11,400 people reportedly died. [1] July 1757 heatwave – Europe, hottest summer in Europe since 1540 and until 2003. [2][3][4] 1808 United Kingdom heat wave. 1881 North American heat wave [5] 1896 Eastern North America heat wave ...
Sweltering heat descends on Midwest, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels Denise Chow and Kathryn Prociv and Bill Karins Updated August 22, 2023 at 7:03 PM
A dangerous heat wave imperiling people on the West Coast is expected to peak Saturday, but experts say the health risks will persist long after temperatures crest. Health risks linked to extreme ...
Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [3] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [4][5] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [6]
Areas east of the Cascades in the Northwest will continue to bake for much of the week. Across the central valleys of California and the desert and basin regions of the Southwest, highs bove 110 ...