{"id":15451,"date":"2024-11-21T16:57:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15451"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:57:23","slug":"get-used-to-more-absurdly-hot-octobers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15451","title":{"rendered":"Get used to more absurdly hot Octobers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“This October heat is largely the result of a phenomenon currently happening in the West known as a \u201cheat dome\u201d<\/a> \u2014 which involves a high-pressure system trapping heat closer to the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long-term climate change, however, is likely exacerbating the heat dome\u2019s effects. Greenhouse gasses that fuel climate change also trap heat, leading to higher temperatures that can make an already hot heat dome even hotter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a study from the climate nonprofit Climate Central<\/a>, 91 million people in the US experienced 30 or more \u201crisky heat days\u201d this summer, and those were made twice as likely because of climate change. The organization describes \u201crisky heat\u201d days as ones warmer than \u201c90 percent of temperatures observed in a local area over the 1991-2020 period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change has also led to higher temperatures around the world throughout this past year, including a particularly hot summer in states across the US. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),<\/a> this was the country\u2019s fourth-hottest summer on record, when looking at temperatures from June through August 2024. During those months, the average temperature in the contiguous United States was 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 2.5 degrees above the average from 1991-2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was noticeable in multiple places, including Phoenix<\/a>, which experienced more than 100 consecutive days of 100-degree heat or higher this year. Globally, the world could also be on track to hit its hottest year on record.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to getting warmer, summers are getting longer, with Drexel University researchers noting that seasonal temperatures are lasting 30 days longer<\/a> than they have in the past, meaning well into October for some in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means fall doesn\u2019t bring the same relief from heat it once did. As a September Climate Central<\/a> report, which looked at 242 US cities, found, fall temperatures went up 2.5 degrees, on average, between 1970 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warmer fall days could have major implications for natural disasters, especially for wildfires in places like Southern California, where heat amplifies the risk of potential blazes on drier landscapes that have also seen decades of fire suppression<\/a>. While wildfire season has typically run from early summer into the fall, it has the potential to go longer<\/a> as higher temperatures persist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More days with higher temperatures<\/a> can also translate to increased cases of heat stroke, cardiovascular problems caused by stress on the heart, and respiratory challenges. They can extend, too, the window when people experience seasonal allergies.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, warmer falls could affect plant and animal preparations for hibernation, severely shortening the time they usually take to prepare for winter, and delaying processes like changes in foliage and leaf dropping<\/a>. Farmers may increasingly need to shift planting and harvesting schedules for different crops<\/a> as temperatures continue to fluctuate as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short of major changes needed to curb human contributions to global warming, this year\u2019s October heat waves aren\u2019t likely to be a fluke. As Mann told Vox, \u201cThe warming will continue until we bring carbon emissions to zero.\u201d”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/climate\/375996\/extreme-heat-october-climate-change<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“This October heat is largely the result of a phenomenon currently happening in the West known as a \u201cheat dome\u201d \u2014 which involves a high-pressure system trapping heat closer to the Earth\u2019s surface.
\nLong-term climate change, however, is likely exacerbating the heat dome\u2019s effects. Greenhouse gasses that fuel climate change also trap heat, leading to higher temperatures that can make an already hot heat dome even hotter.<\/p>\n

According to a study from the climate nonprofit Climate Central, 91 million people in the US experienced 30 or more \u201crisky heat days\u201d this summer, and those were made twice as likely because of climate change. The organization describes \u201crisky heat\u201d days as ones warmer than \u201c90 percent of temperatures observed in a local area over the 1991-2020 period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Climate change has also led to higher temperatures around the world throughout this past year, including a particularly hot summer in states across the US. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this was the country\u2019s fourth-hottest summer on record, when looking at temperatures from June through August 2024. During those months, the average temperature in the contiguous United States was 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 2.5 degrees above the average from 1991-2020.<\/p>\n

That was noticeable in multiple places, including Phoenix, which experienced more than 100 consecutive days of 100-degree heat or higher this year. Globally, the world could also be on track to hit its hottest year on record.<\/p>\n

In addition to getting warmer, summers are getting longer, with Drexel University researchers noting that seasonal temperatures are lasting 30 days longer than they have in the past, meaning well into October for some in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n

That means fall doesn\u2019t bring the same relief from heat it once did. As a September Climate Central report, which looked at 242 US cities, found, fall temperatures went up 2.5 degrees, on average, between 1970 and 2023.<\/p>\n

The warmer fall days could have major implications for natural disasters, especially for wildfires in places like Southern California, where heat amplifies the risk of potential blazes on drier landscapes that have also seen decades of fire suppression. While wildfire season has typically run from early summer into the fall, it has the potential to go longer as higher temperatures persist.<\/p>\n

More days with higher temperatures can also translate to increased cases of heat stroke, cardiovascular problems caused by stress on the heart, and respiratory challenges. They can extend, too, the window when people experience seasonal allergies.<\/p>\n

Additionally, warmer falls could affect plant and animal preparations for hibernation, severely shortening the time they usually take to prepare for winter, and delaying processes like changes in foliage and leaf dropping. Farmers may increasingly need to shift planting and harvesting schedules for different crops as temperatures continue to fluctuate as well.<\/p>\n

Short of major changes needed to curb human contributions to global warming, this year\u2019s October heat waves aren\u2019t likely to be a fluke. As Mann told Vox, \u201cThe warming will continue until we bring carbon emissions to zero.\u201d”<\/p>\n

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