A new report released today by World Weather Attribution finds that the March heatwaves scorching the region were made possible only by human-driven climate change.
Virtually Impossible Without Climate Change
An unusually early spring heatwave sweeping across the Southwest, with temperatures more typical of summer than mid-March, is rare, according to the report. The heatwave, driven by a strong, slow-moving high-pressure system called a heat dome, is causing temperatures to rise 20–30 degrees (11–17°C) above average across parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona.
An extreme early-season heat wave could see temperatures 20-30…
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