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Climate change making future scorching summers more likely |
Experts say this summer's extreme heat will likely repeat in the future as climate change heats up the planet, but that doesn't mean every year will look like this one. |
This July is expected to be the hottest month the world has ever seen, with various areas witnessing historic temperatures: - Phoenix has faced a 27-day streak of temperatures reaching higher than 110 degrees.
- Miami saw temperatures of 100 degrees for 37 days, with 13 days in a row higher than 106 degrees.
- Texas alone had at least 13 deaths linked to the heat wave as of last month, according to The Associated Press.
"We have very high scientific confidence that the world will continue to experience summers like this one and in fact that the frequency of extreme heat will intensify further in response to further global warming," said Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor of Earth system science at Stanford University. He noted that "the climate's always going to vary," but added that "we're already in a climate where what used to be unprecedented heat conditions are now much more likely." In a speech on Thursday, President Biden called the effects of climate change undeniable as the country faces brutal summer temperatures. Background: - Scientists say climate change bears significant responsibility for the sweltering heat.
- According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, every additional 0.9 degrees of global warming causes "clearly discernible increases in the intensity and frequency of hot extremes including heatwaves."
- Research published this week also found the heat waves affecting the U.S. and southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change.
One way that climate change contributes to extreme heat is by increasing the baseline temperature. But, while climate change is a contributing factor, it is not the only reason heat waves occur. Andy Hoell, a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said other factors include natural variations in the weather and El Niño — a phenomenon in which winds that blow west along the equator weaken, pushing warm water east toward the West Coast of the U.S. He said that El Niño is also "driving anomalies in the atmosphere" and is causing "some fraction of the heat waves." Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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The Supreme Court on Thursday granted an emergency request from the company behind the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, overturning a lower court's hold. In an unsigned order with no public dissents, the court granted the request to vacate a stay on a segment of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. |
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As America scorches under a prolonged heat wave, the Biden administration is taking steps that it says will protect workers from the extreme heat. The administration said it will bolster enforcement against employer heat safety violations and issue a "hazard alert" reaffirming worker protections from heat. This will include providing information on what employers can and should do to protect their workers, the White House said in a news release. |
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The House on Thursday voted to overturn two Biden administration Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules, sending the resolution to the president, who has vowed to veto them. The two rules apply to federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and the northern long-eared bat, respectively. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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A California-led coalition of 22 U.S. states and territories is taking bipartisan legal action against a recently proposed settlement between the company 3M and water utilities affected by "forever chemicals" — arguing that the deal would shift accountability from the polluter to the providers. |
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A MESSAGE FROM ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED |
Advanced Energy United, the association of businesses united to achieve 100% clean energy in America, held an event July 26 to explore permitting reform for transmission and critical minerals. Watch it here. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says (Reuters)
EPA says three widely used pesticides driving hundreds of endangered species toward extinction (The Missouri Independent)
Unprecedented ocean heat is changing the way sharks eat, breathe and behave (CNN)
Why sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can't undo all the effects of climate change (The Verge)
DC Residents Call For Shutdown Of Chemical Plant (DCist)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in hot water after he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda early Thursday morning. Read more |
| Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) yelled at House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on the House floor on Thursday, calling Republicans' funding bills "racist," after GOP lawmakers passed the first of 12 annual appropriations bills. Read more |
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