Several U.S. cities are breaking decades-old temperature records this week as a heat wave stretches from central to eastern parts of the country.
"This is a deadly event," said New York Governor Kathy Hochul as she activated the state's Emergency Operations Center in response to high temperatures.
This current heatwave comes earlier than most have expected. Which is in line with what science has predicted. Extreme weather events have always occurred from time to time, but it is an established scientific fact, confirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), that the human-caused rise in greenhouse gases has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. "It's kind of early in the season to be getting this long of a duration of heat wave for the Ohio Valley and New England," NWS meteorologist Marc Chenard said to Reuters, adding that it was dangerous because people were not prepared.
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Exxon Mobil, you knew this would happen. You have known since the 1970s. But instead of acting, you have made a business out of making this problem worse while spending millions on disinformation campaigns, destructive lobbying, and downplaying the risks. Happy now?
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-heat-wave-sets-records-central-northeast-states-2024-06-18/
