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Extreme heat and the ongoing aridification of the West
June 28, 2021 /
Something highly unusual is happening in the western United States. Record hot temperatures, some above 115 degrees Fahrenheit, recently spanned the Southwest northward into the interior West, and now a dangerous heatwave is hitting the Pacific Northwest. The news has been full of references to ongoing western drought and predictions of yet another extreme wildfire year. Even so, in reality, the story is worse.
By Jonathan Overpeck
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Posted in: Energy and Climate Change, Community
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