It has been seven days with global average temperatures clocked in as the hottest days in an estimated 120.000 years.
Ongoing Canadian wildfires have prompted air quality alerts across the Northeast, with New York City topping the list of the world's worst air pollution. USA Today reports that more than 400 wildfires are burning across Canada, with smoke and unhealthy air quality levels blanketing much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeastern United States.
In recent months scientists noticed that many climate models were not prepared for the real world developments manifesting now as the climate changes.
This heat has rapidly melted any snow remaining on the ground and has caused the thawing of the top layer of the permanently frozen soil. The water from the thaw is unable to percolate down through the frozen layers below. That causes even more thawing.
This week, a vast heat dome enveloped western Canada and the north-western US, temperatures had nowhere to go but up.
Global News: Several buildings have been destroyed in Lytton, B.C. […]
Discover how climate change is affecting Canadian lakes as they lose oxygen faster than the world's oceans. Watch the video to learn more.
Scientist point to the manifestation of a persistent heat spell […]
