Blame climate change for the dangerous heat, and record-breaking temperatures.
all roasted under various heat waves this July. The Phoenix metropolitan area saw a record 31 consecutive days where temperatures were above 110°F or higher. This shattered a previous record of 18 days with those temperatures back in June 1974. Miami saw a heat index that surpassed 100 degrees Fahrenheit , for 46 days straight.
This started in early June and didn’t end until July 26, according to the report.There were signs earlier this year that the world was in for a long hot, climate-change. The normally temperate region saw early highs that were more than 10 degrees Fahrenheit higher than average for that time of the year. During that heat wave, Seattle experienced temperatures around 90 degrees Fahrenheit .
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