#heatindex — Public Fediverse posts
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It’s Not Just You. #America Has Gotten Much Hotter.
In 1995, about half of Americans lived in counties where the #heatindex exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit an average of 25 days a year or more.
By 2025, roughly 70% of Americans did.
Summer 2026 is on track to be both the hottest and most humid in the contiguous United States since records began in 1895.
In many parts of the country, #extremeheat affects much more of the year than it once did.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/05/opinion/editorials/extreme-heat-summer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.Wzzy.7ZodHLc1hGWu&smid=url-share
#climate #climatechange -
It’s Not Just You. #America Has Gotten Much Hotter.
In 1995, about half of Americans lived in counties where the #heatindex exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit an average of 25 days a year or more.
By 2025, roughly 70% of Americans did.
Summer 2026 is on track to be both the hottest and most humid in the contiguous United States since records began in 1895.
In many parts of the country, #extremeheat affects much more of the year than it once did.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/05/opinion/editorials/extreme-heat-summer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.Wzzy.7ZodHLc1hGWu&smid=url-share
#climate #climatechange