L.A. braces for hellish heat waves while world leaders diddle

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grist.org 12 Jul '12, 7pm

L.A. braces for hellish heat waves while world leaders diddle

Is it me, or is it getting hot in here? Two summers ago, the National Weather Service’s thermometer in downtown Los Angeles cracked 113 degrees F for the first time ever. Then it broke , leaving weather geeks to wonder if the city’s record high was actually even hotter than their tools were able to handle. Better fix the thermometer, L.A. There’s more record heat on the way. A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA finds that climate change will drive up average temperatures in the City of Angels by an average of 4 to 5 degrees F by midcentury. And that’s just an average — some days, global warming will no doubt push the mercury even higher. Another new report , from the National Research Council, predicts that sea level will rise up to a foot along the California coast in 20 years, and could top 5 feet by the end of the century. Again, these are averages. When the big...

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