Make Nexus Hot News part of your morning: click here to subscribe.July 5, 2018
Deadly ☠️ Heat Wave Continues 😓
Heat records were smashed across the globe this week as multiple countries in the Northern Hemisphere suffered intense heat waves. At least 17 deaths have been reported in Canada and three in the US since this weekend as temperatures hit nearly 110 degrees F in Montreal.
In the UK, below-normal rainfall and the second-hottest June on record are sparking concerns about limited water supply. In the US, data show that
both hot days and hot nights--
a classic signature of climate change, as the influence of global warming is particularly strong in elevating overnight temperatures--
have been increasing in the US since 1985.Global records: 🚩 Carbon Brief Deaths: ☠️ Reuters.
Hot days & nights 🚩background: Climate Signals