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Climate change is supercharging a hot and dangerous summer

Climate change is supercharging a hot and dangerous summer

SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: July 26, 2018 SNIP: In the town of Sodankyla, Finland, the thermometer on July 17 registered a record-breaking 90 degrees, a remarkable figure given that Sodankyla is 59 miles north of the Arctic Circle, in a region known for winter...
California hit with two heat waves in less than a month.

California hit with two heat waves in less than a month.

SOURCE: Mashable DATE: July 24, 2018 SNIP: Historic heat records fell in California earlier this month. Yet, two weeks later, another mass of warm air has returned to the southern part of the state, heating the region for days. The second heat wave of July will last...
A Global Heat Wave Has Set the Arctic Circle on Fire

A Global Heat Wave Has Set the Arctic Circle on Fire

SOURCE: NY Mag DATE: July 20, 2018 SNIP: From Japan to Sweden, and Oman to Texas, a global heat wave is setting records, igniting wildfires, and killing dozens all across the world this week. The south-central region is home to the highest temperatures in the U.S....