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Turns Out It Is the Heat After All

Posted on the 20 June 2017 by Morage @kebmebms

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Have you seen what's going on this week, just now, in the Southwest? The weather? The temperatures and forecasts?

American Just Cancelled 43 Flights to Phoenix Because This Place Is a Literal Hellscape


While the headline is more than a bit of hyperbole, the fact is, some jet planes can't handle temperatures over 118 degrees. it's been forecast for Phoenix today to be over that. It's supposed to be 120 degrees there today and 119 tomorrow, Wednesday.
And keep in mind, it's not even July yet, of course, let alone the hottest month of the year down there, August.
Then check this out.  While this has become more common, not that long ago it wasn't like this. The following took place in June, 2013.

Death Valley hit hottest U.SJune temperature ever

The temperature hit 129 for the first time that year.  Now? It's not uncommon.
Then this happened, just last year.

Two Middle East locations hit 129 degrees, hottest ever in Eastern Hemisphere, maybe the world


If a person didn't know any better, you'd think the planet was heating up or something.
Link:

Too hot to fly: Dozens of US flight cancellations due to excessive heat


Canceled flights, burning door handles: Heat hits Southwest




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