The World Is Too Hot. El Niño Is Partly to Blame
Summer heat is about to go from bad to worse, as multiple regions around the world face another round of record-breaking temperatures.
The heat will be fueled by unusually hot ocean waters and El Niño as well as changes to the jet stream that lock high temperatures in place—and man-made climate change, of course.
Western Europe endured its hottest June on record and record-breaking wildfires in July. Now, it’s facing another round of blistering temperatures. On Tuesday, French president Emanuel Macron said the one-two punch of high heat and intense wildfires are creating a dangerous situation, which he called “the toughest since the Second World War.” Hundreds of heat records are falling across other parts of Europe, from Spain to Germany.
The western US is also bracing for high heat from the California coast to the Rockies this weekend. Temperatures in Phoenix are expected to reach up to 115 degrees...
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