Blistering hot days in the U.S. could increase significantly as the Earth warms, threatening infrastructure, businesses, and public health—but the choices that governments make now could limit the severity, a new report says.
The July 16 report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Killer Heat in the United States: The Future of Dangerously Hot Days,” projects large and widespread spikes in high-heat days across the U.S. as climate change worsens.
If the U.S. takes little or no action to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, the country’s hottest weather could see up to a fourfold increase by mid-century, the study ...
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