Scorching Western Heatwave Sets Records, Fuels Drought Fears
Extreme early-season heat wave engulfs California and western states, shattering daily and all-time March temperature records and exacerbating severe drought conditions.
Residents of California and other western U.S. states are bracing for a blistering early-season heatwave that is expected to shatter temperature records and exacerbate an already severe drought. Forecasters warn that the intense heat, which could spike 20-30°F above normal, will grip the region for several days, with the potential to break all-time March records in some areas.
California is at the epicenter of the impending heat crisis, with the National Weather Service cautioning that daily temperature records could be obliterated across the southern part of the state this week. Following the warmest winter on record for most of the region, the extreme conditions are poised to rapidly deplete already worryingly low snowpack levels, deepening drought concerns.
Meteorologists describe the weather pattern as
Source: The Guardian
