temperatures

The United States is one of the few countries worldwide that doesn’t use the Celsius scale to measure temperature. But why is that?

Dangerous heat is forecast to “engulf” much of the eastern half of the United States as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents will see their hottest temperatures of the year, according to the National Weather Service.

As Earth this week set and then repeatedly broke unofficial records for average global heat, it served as a reminder of a danger that climate change is making steadily worse for farmworkers and others who labor outside.

The deaths reached a peak in the week of June 18-24, with 69 deaths in one week nationwide, an unprecedented number.

America sizzled through some hot nights last month, enough to make history.