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While Republicans continue to try to distract from the fact that there is a pandemic and a heat wave, it would be nice to have elected officials who take their responsibilities as a public servant seriously.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-18/california-heat-wave-brings-extreme-weather-and-a-glimpse-at-our-future-with-climate-change
In a single day, Northern California was hit with triple-digit temperatures, as well as hundreds of lightning strikes that ignited brush fires. The mercury hit 107 degrees Sunday in Santa Cruz, known for its moderate climate, and Death Valley reached 130 degrees one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded there.
Meanwhile, unusually muggy air made Los Angeles feel like Houston, and warm nights failed to offer much relief. The Central Valley sweltered with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees. A fire-caused tornado touched down near the Sierra Nevada community of Loyalton. And a pyrocumulus cloud towered over Southern California, where heat and wildfires pushed smog levels higher than theyve been in years.
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As one of the worst heat waves in years continues to broil California, millions are experiencing the havoc that ensues with extreme weather that is growing more frequent with climate change. Warmer nights in particular have the imprint of global warming, scientists say, and offer a glimpse into Californias future as greenhouse gas emissions gradually heat the planet.
AllaN01Bear
(18,268 posts)(thats where i live ) @ 11 pm it was 99 -100 degrees f. death valley hit a world record hi a few days ago of 130 degrees f. i saw a report somewhere that the oil companies knew about this in the 1960s and didnt do anything about it. hem.
ansible
(1,718 posts)Absolutely insane, I don't remember August ever being this hot
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(19,459 posts)kimbutgar
(21,164 posts)Though not hot now. it was hot and humid this morning by noon the wind came up and cooled things down but its muggy. Lived here all my life never experienced rain and thunder and lightening in August like the other night.