The high-pressure system over most of California is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures, part of a 'self-perpetuating' system that is becoming more extreme as climate change worsens
found that heat waves in Southern California were “starting earlier and ending later in the year for urban regions,” a trend that is “linked to human-induced climate change.”
“Every year, we tend to break more and more records — not just in Los Angeles but across the planet,” Patzert said. “I no longer call it global warming; I call it global heating.”The National Weather Service predicts that from Wednesday through Labor Day weekend, temperatures could reach as high as 115 degrees in parts of Southern California. It will be the region’s longest and most intense heat wave of the year, said David Sweet, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
“Generally, from Wednesday all the way through Monday, any one of those days in the valleys, mountains, foothills and deserts — especially in the valleys and deserts — we can see highs [above 110],” Sweet said.An excessive heat watch is in place for much of Southern California this week. Keep yourself, your kids and your pets safe during hot temperatures with these tips.
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