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Wednesday, June 08, 2016

The heat is on: Most of U.S. likely to have a scorching summer

It's likely to be a sweltering summer for most of the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

In a continuing trend of 2016 being a warmer-than-average year, this summer could be a scorcher for a majority of the U.S., NOAA says.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center released its summer outlook last week, which predicts above-average temperatures for the next season. Jon Gottschalck, a meteorologist with the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), told Live Science that the warmer temperatures are expected after El Niño, a climate cycle during which a band of warm water in the Pacific Ocean can impact global weather patterns.

"Typically, when you have a transition from El Niño to La Niña, there's generally warmer temperatures across much of the country, so that's one of the primary drivers," Gottschalck said.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Couldn't be global warming, right?

Anonymous said...

Another "primary driver" is the geoengineering.

Anonymous said...

Or, just the usual natural cycles that have been happening for millions of years.

Anonymous said...

And after today's perfect weather, the heat starts.