EARTH CHANGES: We Are Seeing Heat And Drought In The Southwest United States Like We Haven’t Seen Since The Dust Bowl Of The 1930s
EARTH CHANGES: We Are Seeing Heat And Drought In The Southwest United States Like We Haven’t Seen Since The Dust Bowl Of The 1930s
Despite all of the other crazy news that is happening all around the
world, the top headlines on Drudge on Monday evening were all about the
record heatwave that is currently pummeling the Southwest. Of course it
is always hot during the summer, but the strange weather that we have
been witnessing in recent months is unlike anything that we have seen
since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. At this moment, almost the entire
Southwest is in some stage of drought.
Agricultural production has been absolutely devastated, major lakes,
rivers and streams are rapidly becoming bone dry, and wild horses are
dropping dead because they don’t have any water to drink. In addition,
we are starting to see enormous dust storms strike major cities such as
Las Vegas and Phoenix, and the extremely dry conditions have already
made this one of the worst years for wildfires in U.S. history. What we
are facing is not “apocalyptic” quite yet, but it will be soon if the
rain doesn’t start falling. READ MORE
Waco,TX sets all-time temperature record of 114 degrees
Monday was the hottest day on record for Waco as
temperatures climbed to 114 degrees just after 5 p.m., according to the
National Weather Service. “Officially and by two degrees, this is the
hottest it has ever been in Waco,” National Weather Service
meteorologist Dennis Cain said. Previously, the highest recorded
temperature was 112 degrees, in August 1969 at Waco Regional Airport.
The temperature also
surpassed the record high of 109 for the month of July, set on July
12, 1998. “This the seventh day of record-breaking days in a row for
Waco,” Cain said. Monday marked the 12th straight day of 100-degree heat
in Waco, and the 25th day this summer. The official NWS thermometer
topped 100 for the first time on June 2, with nine more days of
triple-digit heat in June, along 15 days in July. READ MORE
Southwest US temperatures reach near 120 degrees
Temperatures approached 120 degrees in parts of the U.S.
Southwest on Monday, and forecasters said this week could bring the
region’s hottest weather of the year. Phoenix reached a sweltering 115
degrees (46 Celsius), which broke the previous daily record, according
to the National Weather Service. “I’m hoping to stay in the air
conditioning all day, and I’m planning to take it easy,” said Lisa
Kirby, who was visiting from Rhode Island for a conference. Firefighters and city
officials Monday morning distributed bright red cloth visors, hand fans
and blue-colored cooling neckerchiefs to downtown Phoenix commuters,
advising them to stay inside as much as possible. A heat advisory was in
effect for west Texas and southeast New Mexico into Monday evening,
with high temperatures well into the triple digits, the service said. READ MORE
