Gas prices are once again on the rise, and the extreme heat being felt in the Northern Hemisphere is partly to blame.
In turn, extended heat waves like the ones being felt this summer can lower the output of hydroelectric power, resulting in greater reliance on oil and gas. As the demand for oil and gas has risen in tandem with higher temperatures,While the steep drop in gas prices seen earlier this summer helped ease inflation in the United States, sudden rises can do the opposite.
, taking away roughly $1.15 billion in annualized spending power. In other words, higher gas prices deprive American consumers money they could spend elsewhere.While extreme heat can help push gas prices higher, the cruel irony is that mankind's reliance on gas is what scientists blame on the increase of global temperatures. The solution to the latter problem, experts like University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann say, is to quickly transition to cleaner sources of power.
"If we bring those carbon emissions to zero, and we can do it...the only obstacles are political at this point, then the surface of the planet stops warming almost immediately" —
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