Global warming will lead to a significant increase in the frequency and severity of extreme heat across the contiguous states, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
According to the research, climate change will lead to a spike in the number of days per year when the heat index—or"feels like" temperature—exceeds 100 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit, unless drastic action is taken to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Meanwhile, the number of days where the heat index exceeds 105 degrees is estimated to increase more than four-fold to 24 by mid-century. And by late century this figure will rise to 40. "Our analysis shows a hotter future that's hard to imagine today," Kristina Dahl, senior climate scientist at UCS and co-author of the report, said in a statement."Nearly everywhere, people will experience more days of dangerous heat even in the next few decades."
Currently, the only place that experiences these"off-the-charts" days—when the heat index is 127 degrees Fahrenheit or higher—is the Sonoran Desert on the border of southern California and Arizona.
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