Record-setting temperatures from the heat wave sweeping the nation have gone down but remain in the 90s. Forecasters expect cooler air to blow across the eastern side of the country and then head southward, lowering temperatures by as much as 15 degrees or more. This air will bring the temperatures down to the higher 80s [...]
Gov’t Scientist: Heat Wave Caused by Climate Change
Heat waves seem to be an inevitable part of an American summer, but the temperatures we’ve come to expect may be a part of a global trend towards a more extreme climate. So far 2012 has been one of the driest years in recent memory, with a noticeably calm winter giving way to record breaking [...]








