As with any heat, climate change is also contributing to this event. Research nonprofit Climate Central shows that for the hardest-hit areas, warming is making this heat wave 4 to 5 times as likely as it would be if global temperatures were not rising.
Archived copies of the article:
- ghostarchive.org
- web.archive.org — missing weather maps
- archive.today — sometimes modifies archived pages
As individuals some are moving to use heat pumps or ebikes or EVs and install solar. Some communities have passed laws to make that transition happen at q local or even state level.
But without the majority operating in concert politically, we get a federal government operating to block as much of that as possible at the behest of the fossil fuels industry
So it boils down to voting for the right politicians.