New research from the National Weather Service (NWS) warns that the United States is about to experience the hottest summer on record, with temperatures in many areas up to 60% higher.
NWS notes that in the coming summer months, temperatures in New England and the American Southwest could be 60% higher than normal.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a tool to predict the timing of extreme heat waves, thereby providing warning Report more accurately to people so they can prepare to cope.
Scientists predict the summer of 2024 will be the hottest in US history. (Photo: DNyz)
Scientists predict that in the summer of 2024, extreme heat will cause drought and dehydration for flora, animals and humans.
The NWS notes the American Southwest, parts of the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii, are at the highest risk of drought. Lightning strike density is also higher due to hotter temperatures and can increase the risk of wildfires.
A team of climate scientists from the University of Pennsylvania said that this summer, the Atlantic will record twice as many storms as usual, with about 27 – 39 tropical storms possible. due to high ocean temperatures.
Record heat not only negatively affects the environment but can also seriously affect human health, increasing the risk of death for people with health problems related to cardiovascular disease.
Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York said that summer 2023 is considered the hottest summer on earth since 1880. In particular, the temperatures of June and July and 8 was 0.23 degrees Celsius higher than the average summer temperature in the United States from 1951 to 1980.
Last summer’s heatwave caused catastrophic wildfires in Canada and Hawaii, dangerous heat waves and more wildfires across Europe.
Kong Anh (Source: Sputnik)