Climate chat: Ask Michael Coren questions on extreme heat - The Washington Post
Climate chat: Ask Michael Coren questions on extreme heat - The Washington Post
There’s no question: This week has been weirdly hot. Most of the Lower 48 is experiencing its hottest week this year— and it’s one of the hottest months ever on record.
Now I want to answer your questions about why temperatures are getting higher — and what to do to stay safe amid the brutal heat.
How hot is too hot for humans to survive? Why is humidity deadly in extreme temperatures? What’s the best way to use your air conditioner? How much hotter will it get in the coming years?
Meet me here on Friday at noon Eastern time, and I’ll bring the advice.
Send me your question below. The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional. Your question may be edited for accuracy and clarity.
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Alexandra Pannoni, newsroom talent & community editor, produced this live chat.
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.