AP/PTIAPThe dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the US Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. Experts said unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger. Flood maps, surge models, heat records - events kept showing up outside the envelope we built systems around. He listed five others in the last six years: a 2020 Siberia heat wave, the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave that had British Columbia warmer than Death Valley, the summer of 2022 in North America, China and Europe, a 2023 western Mediterranean heat wave and a 2023 South Asian heat wave with high humidity. That's the biggest anomaly recorded, said weather historian Chris Burt, author of the book "Extreme Weather."

Source: The Telegraph March 20, 2026 09:41 UTC