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(.#A.016).- 70 million people affected by extreme heat.
Nearly 70 million people affected by extreme heat.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
The southern United States hit by an overwhelming heat wave.
QMI AGENCY - Nearly 70 million people are facing extremes of heat in the southern United States as temperatures hover yesterday at 41 to 43 degrees Celsius.
The overwhelming heat, which has spread to areas from Texas to New Jersey, was on its seventh day yesterday, CNN reported, and Monday was particularly suffocating.
Regions in 13 states are subject to extreme heat warning, including Texas, Louisiana, Florida, southern Missouri, and Illinois, says the National Weather Service.
The most intense heat was particularly felt in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The temperature was estimated at 49 degrees Celsius late afternoon in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and at 48 degrees Celsius in West Memphis, Arkansas, reported the US weather service.
The authorities have warned the population of the risk of heat stroke, inviting them to reduce their activities.
A FIRST IN 7 YEARS
Yesterday, heat and humidity were once again causing signs of dangerous heat over a large area. A cold front approach should however allow to disperse this heat today.
In Northern Alabama, forecasters at the Huntsville Weather Office announced that they have issued the first "excessive heat warning" for the region for more than seven years, USA Today reports.
Such a warning is more serious than a "heat notice".
ALARMING SITUATION
The regions most affected by this heat wave could experience many more in the coming years due to climate change.
Historically, cities like Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Tallahassee, Florida, experience extreme heat events of more than 41 degrees Celsius less than a week a year, says USA Today.
If no action is taken to counter global warming, the number of heat days will increase significantly, according to a recent study by the Union of Concerned Scientists called Killer Heat in the United States.
F I N.
Nearly 70 million people affected by extreme heat.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
The southern United States hit by an overwhelming heat wave.
QMI AGENCY - Nearly 70 million people are facing extremes of heat in the southern United States as temperatures hover yesterday at 41 to 43 degrees Celsius.
The overwhelming heat, which has spread to areas from Texas to New Jersey, was on its seventh day yesterday, CNN reported, and Monday was particularly suffocating.
Regions in 13 states are subject to extreme heat warning, including Texas, Louisiana, Florida, southern Missouri, and Illinois, says the National Weather Service.
The most intense heat was particularly felt in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The temperature was estimated at 49 degrees Celsius late afternoon in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and at 48 degrees Celsius in West Memphis, Arkansas, reported the US weather service.
The authorities have warned the population of the risk of heat stroke, inviting them to reduce their activities.
A FIRST IN 7 YEARS
Yesterday, heat and humidity were once again causing signs of dangerous heat over a large area. A cold front approach should however allow to disperse this heat today.
In Northern Alabama, forecasters at the Huntsville Weather Office announced that they have issued the first "excessive heat warning" for the region for more than seven years, USA Today reports.
Such a warning is more serious than a "heat notice".
ALARMING SITUATION
The regions most affected by this heat wave could experience many more in the coming years due to climate change.
Historically, cities like Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Tallahassee, Florida, experience extreme heat events of more than 41 degrees Celsius less than a week a year, says USA Today.
If no action is taken to counter global warming, the number of heat days will increase significantly, according to a recent study by the Union of Concerned Scientists called Killer Heat in the United States.
F I N.
