Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

by SETH BORENSTEIN, March 23, 2026

"After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic #HeatDome that's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said.

"And it's not going away for awhile, maybe not till the middle of the next week as April starts, said meteorologist Gregg Gallina of the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center."

[..]

"The physical area of this heat wave likely dwarfs two other historic heat waves — one in 2012 in the Upper Midwest and Northeast and another in 2021 in the Pacific Northwest — according to weather historian Chris Burt, author of the book '#ExtremeWeather.' It may not be as large as the #DustBowl #HeatWaves of 1936, but that was a series of heat waves over two months during summer, not a single big event like now, Burt said."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/record-smashing-heat-spreads-basically-the-entire-us-is-going-to-be-hot/ar-AA1ZeTzM?

#USWx #Heatwave #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Are Creating a Water Crisis in the Southwest

https://murica.website/2026/03/climate-fueled-heat-waves-are-creating-a-water-crisis-in-the-southwest/

.. and so our 2026 #heatwaves begin
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-u-s-heat-wave-smashes-all-time-hottest-march-temperature-record/

.. and for #Germany the modelling shows extreme summer heat too
https://www.express.de/panorama/wetter-hammer-2026-experte-warnt-vor-extrem-sommer-mit-hitzewellen-und-unwettern-1249781

#climateChange

NWS Los Angeles "OF NOTE"

"This has be a phenomenally warm month. Using the forecasted high
temperatures for DTLA for today (the 23rd) to the 31st along with
the max temps that have already occurred, the DTLA average max
temp for the month would be 83.5 degrees. This would handily
eclipse the previous record holders:

79.1 degrees in 2015
76.7 degrees in 2017
76.0 degrees in 1931
75.8 degrees in 1934
75.7 degrees in 1959"

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOX&issuedby=LOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

#climateemergency #LosAngeles #CAwx #heatwaves

CBC: Are we in for a super El Niño this year? Early projections say maybe, and this worries climate scientists

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/super-el-nino-9.7133680?cmp=rss

#heatwaves #climateemergency #climate

State of the Global Climate 2025

The World Meteorological Organization "State of Climate report confirms

2015-2025 hottest 11 years on record

Earth’s energy imbalance is highest in sixty five-year record.

The ocean has been absorbing about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades.

Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions."
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https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025
#FossilFuels #climate #GHG #ExtremeWeather #Extremes #heatwaves #ocean #MassMortalities #cryosphere #atmosphere #WMO #ClimateDisruption #bushfires #floods #droughts #heatwaves #instability #war #pollution

Save the date! May 27th! #PortlandME - Making #Habitat at Home

Rines Auditorium, #PortlandPublicLibrary
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
5:30pm–7:00pm
Free. Adults 19+.

"This presentation will describe the fundamentals of making habitat at home with #NativePlants. As #ExtremeWeather becomes more common, our spaces can serve as a vital habitat and climate refuge for #wildlife, providing much-needed relief from #HeatWaves, desiccating winds, and heavy downpours.

"#TylerRefsland, Manager of Applied Ecology at the Wild Seed Project (#WSP), has an extensive background in plant ecology, forest restoration, and climate change. He holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied how land management practices affect the drought resilience and carbon storing capacity of oak-hickory woodlands. Prior to his role at WSP, Tyler was a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, working in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Wisconsin DNR to develop seed collection and planting strategies to promote climate resilient forests in the Great Lakes region. He lives in Portland with his partner, their two children, and dog Harriet

"Portland’s Sustainability Series is co-hosted by the Portland Public Library and #MomentumConservation, and is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank. The Portland Sustainability Series presents speakers who share aspects of the work needed to make Maine and our environment more sustainable. Please join us as we engage in these important topics and conversations!"

FMI:
https://portlandme.librarycalendar.com/event/sustainability-series-draft-7986

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #GardeningForWildlife #GardeningWithNativePlants #ClimateChange

Research reveals hidden ocean heat waves threatening South China Sea ecosystems https://phys.org/news/2026-03-reveals-hidden-ocean-threatening-south.html

#China #ocean #sea #ecosystems #environment #heat #heatwave #heatwaves