Human-amplified climate change is making it more likely that extreme heat lasts longer into fall, as record-breaking temperatures for the month of October blanket much of the western U.S. An unprecedented late season heat wave is in effect in the West, with October temperatures broken in major cities, several of which are still experiencing triple-digit heat. … Human-amplified climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events, according to climate scientists. The average number of heat waves that major U.S. cities experience each year has doubled since the 1980s, according to the federal government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment, released last November.

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