"The climate crisis, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, has made this kind of heatwave four times more likely to occur over the last decade."
"In a world without global warming, the current heatwave would have also been milder, with temperatures about 1.4F cooler."
"Climate change is pushing weather into extremes that would have been unthinkable in a pre-industrial world."
"The heat dome has shattered temperature records in 140 cities stretching from California to Missouri, while leaving California, Nevada and Arizona under extreme heat warnings."
A recent heatwave in the US west has reached temperatures up to 30F above average, primarily due to the climate crisis. This event has been made four times more likely by climate change, which is driven by fossil fuel emissions. Without global warming, temperatures would have been about 1.4F cooler. The analysis conducted by World Weather Attribution utilized weather data and climate models to assess the impact of global warming on extreme weather events. The heatwave has set records in 140 cities and is expected to continue intensifying.
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