National Weather Service Forecasts Dozens of Temperature Records Will Be Tied or Broken This Week

In climate news, the National Weather Service is forecasting that dozens of temperature records in cities across the U.S. will be tied or broken today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, a new study finds that a heat wave in England and Wales last month killed about 2,700 people. During a three-day peak, an estimated 440 people died per day due to heat-related causes. This is Clair Barnes, a research associate at the Imperial College in London. Clair Barnes: “I think the first important thing to take away from this study is that we are now seeing really dangerous levels of heat. This is not 'go out and play in the sun' weather. This is something we all need to be aware of the risks of. And the other thing we really need to remember is that this is not naturally occurring heat. This has been supercharged by human-caused warming.” www.democracynow.org