Is climate change leading to frequent and high intensity heat waves in North America?
North America continues to be gripped by a heat wave. The heatwave that began in May and continues to affect day to day life in the central and eastern states of the US has already killed many others in Mexico. According to the scientists, this was made 35 times more likely because of anthropogenic factors causing climate change. Human induced activities such as burning of fossil fuels has caused this issue. In neighboring Mexico, this heatwave has already killed 125 people and led to thousands of heatstroke cases. There is bad news as this heatwave like conditions will only intensify if human induced activities do not reduce, according to scientists. This study was conducted by World Weather Attribution which is an international collaboration of scientists who study climate change.
Record high temperatures:
It was found that record breaking temperatures were being recorded frequently in the US, Mexico and Central America due to climate change. The study focused on the South-West USA and Mexico as well as Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras where temperatures were also extreme. This heat has not been confined to the US and North America alone, the month of May was the hottest globally among all years. Temperatures across the globe are increasingly having disastrous consequences for the planet affecting health of individuals, agricultural systems, increasing sea levels and melting glaciers.
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