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Global Heat Waves

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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics

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Record-breaking heat waves are rippling across the planet, bringing death and destruction in their wake. We take a look at what's happening in Japan, Siberia, Canada and elsewhere. 

SOURCES:
[i]  The Real News Network.  Heat Waves and Climate Change: Mass Media Fails to Make the Connection.  Jul 3 2018.
https://therealnews.com/stories/heat-waves-and-climate-change-mass-media-fails-to-make-the-connection
[ii] NOAA.gov.  Data Tools: Daily Weather Records.  Accessed Jul 24 2018.
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/records
[iii]  National Weather Service-Phoenix.  Record to near record high temperatures were observed Tuesday.  Jul 25 2018.
https://twitter.com/NWSPhoenix/status/1022002173037694977  
[iv]Washington Post.  Record heat put thousands of Californians in the dark Friday. Scientists predicted this from climate change.  Jul 9 2018.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/09/record-heat-put-thousands-of-californians-in-the-dark-friday-scientists-predicted-this-from-climate-change/?utm_term=.50c127946ab6
[v] Ibid.
[vi]  NPR.org.  Estimated 70 Deaths Linked To Canada's Heat Wave. Jul 10 2018.
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627687639/estimated-70-deaths-linked-to-canadas-heat-wave
[vii] GlobalNews.ca.  Heat wave blamed for 53 deaths in Montreal.  Jul 18 2018.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4338998/heat-wave-blamed-53-deaths-montreal/
[viii]  Reuters.  Japan heat wave deaths climb to 80 as authorities weigh preventive measures.  Jul 24 2018.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-weather-japan-heatwave/japan-heat-wave-deaths-climb-to-80-as-authorities-weigh-preventive-measures-idUKKBN1KE1A4
[ix] Associated Press.  Record high in Japan as heat wave grips the region. Jul 23 2018.
https://apnews.com/0e222638fb20470d9484c31efd76b9e2
[x]  Mother Jones.  This Meteorologist Explains Why the Extreme Heat Is Way Worse Than You Think.  Jul 6 2018. 
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/07/this-meteorologist-explains-why-the-extreme-heat-is-way-worse-than-you-think/
[xi] TheLocal.se. Sweden heatwave: hottest July in (at least) 260 years. Jul 23 2018. 
https://www.thelocal.se/20180723/sweden-heatwave-hottest-july-in-at-least-260-years
[xii]NYMag.com. A Global Heat Wave Has Set the Arctic Circle on Fire. Jul 20 2018. 
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/a-global-heat-wave-has-set-the-arctic-circle-on-fire.html
[xiii] Washingtonpost.com. Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week. Jul 5 2018. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/?utm_term=.85311f4f3787
[xiv] Ibid.
[xv] Washingtonpost.com. Africa May Have Witnessed its All Time Hottest Temperature on Thursday: 124 Degrees in Algeria. Jul 6 2018.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/06/africa-may-have-witnessed-its-all-time-hottest-temperature-thursday-124-degrees-in-algeria/
[xvi] Weather.com. Heat is the Deadliest Kind of Weather. Here’s Why. May 31 2018. 
https://weather.com/en-CA/canada/science/news/2018-05-31-weather-event-fatalities-heat
[xvii] Climate.Nasa.Gov. Global Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet. Accessed Jul 25 2018. 
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/

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