Climate change caused by human activities have been responsible for increasing the temperature bars in the United States and Mexico. A new study has found that human-caused climate-change has been the reason behind the scorching heat in Central America. Mexico, and Southwestern United States.
The daytime temperatures soared higher than usual, causing heatstroke in many parts of the United States. These temperatures were actually 2.5 degrees hotter due to the warming caused by burning of natural gas, oil, and coal. This has been revealed by the World Weather Attribution, a team of scientists running non-peer reviewed climate attribution studies.
An 82 year old citizen of Mexico expressed by saying, "It's an oven here; you can't stay here." The citizen exclaimed in her house that had no air conditioning. The Sonoran Desert, last week, touched 125 degrees. This proved to be the hottest day in the history of Mexico, as per a study co-authored by Shel Winkley.
Friederike Otto is the climate scientist who coordinated the attribution study team. She exclaimed that the situation turned worse during night.; This makes the heat wave even deadly. Nighttime temperatures are made about 2.9 degrees warmer due to climate change. Climate change is also responsible for making unusual heat in the evening 200 times more likely.
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Salazar Pérez expressed that there isn't actually any cool air at night like it was used to. What do the doctors say? Well, the doctors believe that the cooler night temperatures are important for surviving the scorching heat wave.
The World Weather Attribution team has stated that over 125 people have passed away so far.
The situation has been tough for Mexico for quite some time. Mexico and other regions have been facing water shortages, extreme heat, drought, and more. The situation has been so brutal, that monkeys have been dropping from the trees due to warmth.
The "existing inequalities" between rich and poor have been demonstrated at the time of this heat wave. How financially comfortable one is during this time determines how comfortable one is during the scorching hot nights in the United States. Central air conditioning is what is required to survive the heat at night, and not everybody can afford to get that financially. This way, the rich sleeps comfortably, but the poor struggles to survive.
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