Posted on 06/15/2021 7:43:32 AM PDT by blam
A heatwave already punishing parts of the U.S. Southwest on Monday was expected to move into California this week, prompting the forecasters to warn of health and fire dangers.
A high-pressure ridge that built over southwestern deserts over the past few days is responsible for the unusually blistering heat this early in the year, National Weather Service meteorologist Karleisa Rogacheski said.
“Today last day of seasonable weather in California,” Rogacheski said.
California saw balmy weather on Monday, with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit (30-35°C), but forecasts called for warming on Tuesday, spiking into the triple digits by Thursday and lasting several days.
The weather service issued an excessive heat warning for parts of southwest Arizona, including Phoenix, on Monday, predicting “dangerously hot conditions” at last through Saturday.
“Very High Heat Risk. Increase in heat-related illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Heat stroke can lead to death,” the NWS said in the advisory.
California’s dry winter left forests and brush parched, prompting worries that the heat wave could touch off wildfires.
Wildfires scorched more than 6,500 square miles (17,000 square km) of land in 2020, destroying hundreds of Californian homes during a particularly fierce fire season.
The baking weather could also strain California’s power grid as residents crank up air conditioning units across the state.
Experts say the heatwave forecast for this week, brought on by the early high pressure system, could not be blamed directly on climate change.
“It difficult to tie any one particular event to climate change,” said Eric Schoening, a meteorologist in the Salt Lake City office of the National Weather Service. “But studies show that as the climate changes and it gets warmer, we will see more of these anomalous events over time.”
We’re not saying it’s climate change... But it’s climate change!!!!!!!
More easily-prevented-but-garshdarnit-they-keep-popping-up “wildfires” coming your way...
bookmark for a month from now.
yeah but its a dry heat .. lol
“It difficult to tie any one particular event to climate change,” said Eric Schoening, a meteorologist in the Salt Lake City office of the National Weather Service. “But studies show that as the climate changes and it gets warmer, we will see more of these anomalous events over time.”
The invariable “Studies Show” ploy
Where does arson fit into “climate change?”
I know you are just kidding, but the risk of wildfires is less this year because the dryer than normal spring did not result in as much grass and brush in most locations.
It’s summertime and now it’s gonna be a little hot.
California snowfreaks panic and scream “climate change! We’re all gonna diiiie!”
SSDD. It’s been a colder then normal May and June so far, very pleasant. Didn’t hear nobody screaming “climate change” about that.
Death Valley no doubt.
Yeah, that’s hilarious. It’s hot in July?! Who knew.
My favorite: “predicting “dangerously hot conditions” “ in Arizona. Have any of them ever been there in July? 120 during the day is really ordinary.
In other news, water is wet.
Given the number of places hitting 109+, I’d say that would be a great new name for the “central valley”. Maybe those people should considering living somewhere that isn’t trying to kill them. I thought California was supposed to have great weather. Guess that’s just the coast.
Was just in Monterey, never got above 60 degrees.
We are almost at the official start of Global Warming in the northern hemisphere- June 21.
And we're actually supposed to take them seriously.
Typical Sumner for California..every year.
It’s not unheard of in June either. I remember one year around 1972 when the week after school let out the temperature soared to over 100 degrees. I’m talking about in OC about 20 miles from the beach. Of course that was back whenever everyone was worried about the new Ice Age.
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