Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Extreme heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why


A Bermuda High parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the South, challenging records in parts of the eastern U.S.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Scientific American

Read more on:

Photo of East

East

Photo of Records

Records

Photo of Summerlike heat

Summerlike heat

Related news:

News photo

Poop, stomach oil and ostrich eggshells keep records of Earth’s ancient climate

News photo

It was a record hot winter for the U.S. despite chilly weather in the east

News photo

When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records