Possible Cause<\/strong> It\u2019s natural to wonder whether human-caused climate change might be playing a role here. Sure, some people are still skeptical about its existence. And yes, it\u2019s true that the Earth has undergone periodic climate change as a natural part of it\u2019s geological life cycle, but this kind of warmth is typical of what scientists who believe in climate change have predicted.<\/p>\n High-to-Low Ratios<\/strong> But this year, over 38 states have incredibly high ratios, with the minimum being 10 to one. Ohio was the worst, with 49 record high temperatures for every record low.<\/p>\n Droughts Accompany High Heat<\/strong> Outside the Lower Forty-Eight<\/strong> around Alaska has shrunk to a record low, and it\u2019s not the end of the melting season either.<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/strong> As you may have noticed, it\u2019s been a hot year. With summer officially winded down, autumn has started to cool things off for us, but it\u2019s still blazing out there in several parts of the country. So far, every month this year has seen above average temperatures in the US, making this year the hottest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nClimate scientists in the US have remarked on how this last hot spell has been severely prolonged, but many have declined to attribute it to a specific cause. Jake Crouch is one ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/weatherman-300x225.jpg\")
<\/a>scientists from the National Climate Data Center who has confirmed the record heat, but he hasn\u2019t spoken as to what may be causing it.<\/p>\n
\nOne way of confirming whether it\u2019s just been a really hot year or not is just to look at the ratio of record highs to record lows. In cases where the weather is extreme for a year, it tends to be extreme in both directions. The record highs and record lows balance out, achieving a ratio of one to one.<\/p>\n
\nUnfortunately, there have been widespread droughts to accompany these high temperatures, which has almost certainly affected agriculture in the US. As of August 28th<\/a>, 63 percent of the continental United States were under drought, with the midwest being hit particularly hard.<\/p>\n
\nUnfortunately Alaska hasn\u2019t escaped the effects of the heat either, with Arctic sea ice experiencing a forty-five percent reduction since the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s. Currently, sea ice<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/soil-scientist-300x213.jpg\")
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\nScientists have been warning for a long time that conditions will gradually get worse concerning global warming. This is either an odd coincidence, or it\u2019s a sign that our actions are catching up with us. Either way, it will be interesting to see reports from scientific research over the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"