A record streak of record warm water in the North Atlantic appears to have come to an end, with temperatures now below 2023 record levels. Despite the cooling, the basin is still nearly a degree Celsius warmer than it should be for early May.
(Bloomberg) Investors wondering where the S&P 500 is headed, at least for the next month or so, will want to pay attention to three key days this week.Most Read from BloombergSingapore’s $200,000 Toyotas Fuel Angst Over Widening Wealth GapHouthi Hit on Russian Fuel Has Oil Traders Recalculating RisksUS Fires on Houthi Missile Hours After Trafigura Ship AttackGiuliani Lists Yankees Loot, Trump Claim as Assets in BankruptcyChinese Engineers Are Keeping Russia’s Metal Furnaces FiringBetween Tues
Preliminary climate data from NOAA and analysis from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine indicate the global temperature anomaly finished higher than 2016’s record of 0.99 degrees Celsius (1.78 degrees Fahrenheit) above average. December’s global observations are still being analyzed, but annual temperature anomalies for the first time could be more than 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) above average.
A late-season heat wave will send temperatures to record-challenging territory across a swath of the north-central United States from this weekend into the first week of October, AccuWeather forecasters say. While the warmth would be typical for the middle of summer, it is unusual for late September and early October, with temperatures expected to be 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above historical averages. This will result in high temperatures well into the 80s and even near 90, threatening daily
AccuWeather forecasters say the hottest weather yet this season is about to grip portions of the Northwest, and the long-duration nature of the heat can put a significant strain on a part of the nation where air conditioning is not prevalent. Excessive heat watches and warnings spanned across the Interstate 5 and I-90 corridors on Saturday as locations from Medford and Portland, Oregon, to Seattle and Spokane, Washington, geared up for their hottest days yet this summer. The core of the high pre