Washington [US], July 12: This week, extreme weather, partly due to the El Nino phenomenon, is forecast to continue to cover the United States.
According to USA Today, on July 10 (local time), the United States recorded many worrying records, when heavy rain and floods swept through the northeast of the country, forcing people to evacuate and many flights were delayed. The most severe flooding situation was in Vermont state, when floodwaters flooded roads and homes on the night of July 9, taking rescuers hours to reach the scene.
Meanwhile, the storm that is believed to be the worst since 2011 also killed a New York state resident trying to get out of his home. Then, the Governor of New York State, Ms. Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency for Orange County, about 97 km north of New York City.
In the face of unusual floods, US atmospheric scientists say the devastation in the US states is not related to the major flood disasters in India, Japan, China and Turkey this year. However, experts have found that the common feature of recent floods in the US is that they all formed in a warmer atmosphere, causing extreme rainfall.
While the northeast has been hit by rain and floods, The Guardian reports that temperatures in some areas of states such as Texas, Florida and the southwestern United States have not decreased, but rather increased. In Texas alone, high temperatures and humidity pushed heat readings to 46 degrees Celsius across parts of the south. According to the weather forecast, by the end of this week, the heat will not subside but will change direction, focusing on the state of Arizona, making the city, which has recorded temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius for 10 consecutive days like Phoenix, will set even worse records, CNN reported.
Tens of millions of people from Florida to California are also preparing for new heat waves . A new extreme heat advisory was issued for southern Florida on the morning of July 10, days after consecutive temperature records were broken in the city of Miami, about 15 times since the start of the month. 6.
In addition to the risks of extreme heat, officials from the US National Weather Service (NWS) warn that a build-up of dust in the atmosphere from the Sahara is reducing the chance of rain. In another development, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said global sea surface temperatures were at record highs in May and June, threatening coral reefs and marine life. According to the agency, heat is radiating into the atmosphere and will continue to "circle" creating even more intense heat waves.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
