Palm Springs recently hit 123 degrees, equaling its highest recorded temperature. Las Vegas set a daily record of 114 degrees. Phoenix reached a record 118 degrees, the earliest the city has hit that mark. Sacramento set a new daily record of 109 degrees.https://t.co/zWCc3VemYB
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) June 22, 2021
Iraqi government offices to close Thursday due to temperatures expected to reach 50 degrees/122 F. This after electricity minister resigns after southern provinces left with huge power shortages.
— jane arraf (@janearraf) June 30, 2021
It is 118° Fahrenheit in Siberia.
— Rebecca Nagle (@rebeccanagle) June 29, 2021
And we’re still acting like climate chaos is something that is coming. Instead of something that is already here.
121º F https://t.co/JhQXtjxHar
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 30, 2021
What's causing these “historic, dangerous, prolonged and unprecedented" heat waves?
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 29, 2021
They're caused by heat domes, which occurs when the atmosphere traps hot ocean air like a lid over a certain area. https://t.co/XYtlEDJuIl
"Anybody ever believe you would turn on the news and see it was 116 degrees in Portland, Oregon?" Biden asked today. "116 degrees! But don't worry, there is no global warming. It doesn't exist, it's a figment of our imagination. Seriously."https://t.co/juO4DttMo4
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 29, 2021
The 49.6° C (121.3° F) record on Tuesday shattered the previous record of 45° C (113° F)
— Washington Post TikTok Guy 😵💫 (@davejorgenson) June 30, 2021
On Sunday, temps in Lytton broke Canada’s all-time record, hitting 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
— Sarah Kaplan (@sarahkaplan48) July 1, 2021
On Monday, Lytton set a new record: 118 degrees.
On Tuesday: 121 degrees.
On Wednesday, Lytton burned down.https://t.co/gB4lDpqvgB
Sad! 