As record-breaking high temperatures and extreme weather events across the U.S. draw attention to the climate crisis, online search interest in phrases like "heat wave" hit an all-time peak.
Matthew Carr returned to work after cooling off in the fountain.
Several cities across the U.S. broke decades-old or all-time temperature records in July as online searches hit an all-time peak.
Every summer for the past five years, search interest in the phrase "heat wave" has increased.
In the last five years, the number of searches for "drought" has doubled, reflecting the extreme temperatures across the U.S.
At least four separate regions across the country witnessed once-in-a-millennium floods in the last two weeks, as U.S.-wide search interest in the term "floods" peaked.
There has been a steady rise in the number of searches for "climate change" in the U.S.
The phrase "climate crisis" hit a ten year high in March as parts of South Asia experienced a deadly and record-breaking heatwave.
The United Kingdom experienced its hottest day on record last month as the term "heat wave" hit an all-time peak. As the country faced hot temperatures and devastating forest fires, the search for "v ague de chaleur" hit a record peak. In Spain, there were more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in June.
Climate scientists warn that the record heat waves hitting parts of Europe and North America may become the norm as global temperatures rise. A rise in temperatures could cause more devastating forest fires. Climate change is an "immense threat" to the U.S. and the rest of the world, according to President Joe Biden. The House is expected to vote on Friday on a bill that will allocate hundreds of billions of dollars for energy and climate programs.
The war in Ukraine has led to the reactivation of coal plants in Germany. China has stopped all climate talks with the U.S. after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan.
Boston broke a daily record high in 1928, which is the key record-breaking temperature for summer.
As a heat wave hits the Northeast, some US cities could see record-breaking temperatures.
Extreme heat leaves parts of Europe blackened in forest fires.
There have been four one-in-1,000 year rain events in the U.S.
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