Forbes (July 16)
“A double-barreled system of heat waves toppled daily record high temperatures across California, Arizona, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest, as well as some records in the Northeast over the past week, as more than 2,500 municipalities saw their daily heat records matched or broken—and more records are expected to fall as heat advisories remain in effect throughout the East Coast and the South.”
Tags: 2%, 500 municipalities, Arizona, California, Heat waves, High temperatures, Nevada, Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Record, Toppled
Chicago Tribune (January 30)
“This is at least the third polar vortex intrusion Chicago has endured in the past five years, as the cold air mass engulfed the area in January 2014 and February 2015. As temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise, polar vortex intrusions could become more common in the Midwest and the Northeast.”
Tags: 2014, 2015, 2018, Arctic, Chicago, Cold, Endure, Midwest, Northeast, Polar vortex, Temperatures
