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Ronald Randall's avatar

Thank you for the analysis; the chart would be improved with a note that the 2020 decade contains only the first 5 years of data....

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maurice forget's avatar

Assurer l'avenir demande des sacrifices.

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Spencer Weart's avatar

Worth pointing out that the 1930s heat waves in the US were HUMAN CAUSED. Deep plowing ruined the prairie soils, which in dry times became bare and absorbed more sunlight, enhancing the drought and heating. The problem was solved by better agricultural practices and tree-planting.

Meehl, Gerald A., et al. (2022). "How the Great Plains Dust Bowl Drought Spread Heat Extremes around the Northern Hemisphere." Scientific Reports 12: 17380 [doi:10.1038/s41598–022–22262–5].

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