Climate change is helping crank up the temperatures of California's heat waves

California suffered through its hottest July on record, while August has pushed sea-surface temperatures off the San Diego coast to all-time highs.Are these punishing summer heat waves the consequences of global warming or the result of familiar weather patterns?The answer, scientists say, is...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - August 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Bettina Boxall Source Type: news