""This will be the single strongest ridge we've observed outside of summer in any month," says Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources."
""This is not a day or two of extreme heat," he says. "We've already in some of these places been seeing record highs every day for a week, and we expect to see them every day for another at least seven to 10 days.""
In 2025, the US experienced a relatively quiet year for climate disasters despite being the third-hottest year on record. Major hurricanes did not make landfall, and wildfire acreage burned was below the 10-year average. However, a record-breaking heat wave is currently affecting the West, with forecasts predicting a strong El Niño event later this year. This combination may lead to unpredictable and extreme weather conditions, exacerbating the impacts of climate change driven by human activity.
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