Over the weekend, severe storms swept through Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, downing trees and knocking out power for more than 200,000 customers.
Heat index values are forecast to be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in cities like Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Miami, Florida, during July 31-Aug. 2, 2023.is currently on a record stretch of 31 consecutive days with high temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Earlier this month, overnight temperatures in Phoenix did not drop below 90 degrees for a record 16 days in a row.
For now, the Southwest will catch a short break from the record-smashing heat wave as monsoon storms bring much-needed moisture to the area. The heat will instead focus on Texas and the Gulf Coast this week, according to the latest weather forecast. Austin, Texas, already went 19 straight days with high temperatures at or above 103 degrees, the most on record and marking the hottest July ever for the city.The National Weather Service has issued heat alerts that are in effect Monday morning across 10 states, from Florida to Kansas.
, Louisiana; and 95 degrees in Miami, Florida. The heat index values -- a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature -- are forecast to be even higher.would not have been possible without global warming , according to a rapid attribution analysis by World Weather Attribution, an academic collaboration that uses weather observations and climate models to calculate how climate change influences the intensity and likelihood of extreme weather events. In some regions, the sweltering temperatures have triggered wildfires as well as heat-related hospital admissions and deaths, the researchers said.
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