UCLA
A record-breaking heat wave scorched the West in March, and the potent mix of climate change plus a potential El Niño have set the stage for another scorching summer. This Earth Month, UCLA experts weigh in with their concerns about the summer heat outlook, from the increased risk of lengthier, more severe heat waves to the longer-term possibility of needing climate interventions like injecting sulfur into the atmosphere.
El Niño or not, the warmer climate already spikes the heat
Alex Hall
Hall is a climate scientist, professor and director of both the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Hall notes that El Niño conditions exacerbate heat, but emphasizes that the ongoing climate crisis brings more than enough trouble on its own.
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