Vague de chaleur au Canada : le réchauffement climatique en est-il responsable ?

Sans le réchauffement climatique, l’ouest des États-Unis et du Canada aurait-il connu une vague de chaleur ? Vraisemblablement, reconnaissent les scientifiques. Mais elle aurait été sans commune mesure avec celle qui sévit actuellement sur la région.
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116 °F (46.7 °C)! 🌡️🔥
— Dr. Robert Rohde (@RARohde) June 29, 2021
Portland International Airport has reported a new all-time record high temperature for the third day in a row. pic.twitter.com/8eVIcSpDQ6
I didn't think it was possible, not in my lifetime anyway.
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) June 30, 2021
+49.6°C in Canada 🇨🇦 That is 121°F!
This is the story of the Canadian heat record that was crushed on 3 consecutive days by an unfathomable margin of +4.6°C (+8°F).
This moment will be talked about for centuries. pic.twitter.com/Ogkn5KQKBM
I've worked with climate projections for 25 years so we knew this was coming: yet it's still a shocker when you see these records falling in real life in a place you're from. https://t.co/pdPpVYhiuv
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) June 29, 2021
Quick 🧵 on how to think about the impact of climate change on the current PNW heatwave (and all other heatwaves).
— Andrew Dessler (@AndrewDessler) June 25, 2021
First, there's no question that climate change is making this heat wave worse. None. Zero. Nada.https://t.co/PVkHiIVE01