New York, Europe Brief News – NASA has published its heat map, showing the July’s intense heat wave in the United States.
Animated maps created using satellite data and climate modeling are flooded with dark red as the cruel high temperatures pushed the country from Texas to California and from New York to Florida.
The harsh animation clearly reminds us of the swelling and dangerous heat waves that the United States is facing this summer. This is the result of a worseningclimate crisis.
In July, NASA reported above-average temperatures across the United States. In total, more than 150 million people (almost half of the country) faced warnings and recommendations as high-pressure “heat domes” trapped hot air and generated sustained heat waves.
On the map, you can clearly see the heat waves in the southeast, northeast, and northwest. But what really stands out is the constant dark red heat in Texas, Oklahoma, and the southern Plains of Kansas. All of these states repeated several days at temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).
Plain temperatures have reached 115F (46C), NASA said. When combined with humidity, some places felt like 120F (49C).
At some point,100 million Americanssoon received a heat recommendation or warning as the temperatures dropped to the south and northeast of the country’s most densely populated areas. Was receiving.
The heat was often unforgiving. According to Nasa’s report, Utah recorded triple-digit temperatures above 100F (38C) on the 16th, and Newark, New Jersey, for the fifth consecutive day. Both are records.
Near the end of July, aheat wavestruck the Pacific Northwest, killingand20 people in Oregon and Washington. Although not as dire or intense as last year’s heat domes in these states, hundreds of people died when temperatures exceeded 120 ° F (49 ° C), but this year’s heat waves are usually temperate. It again shows how vulnerable the region is to extreme heat.
Europe also experienced a record heat wave last month. Britain’s temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius (104F) for the first time on record, with extreme heat killing nearly 2,000 people in Spain and Portugal.
