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United States registers record temperatures in March due to unusual heatwave
A record heatwave affecting the western United States shifted this Saturday towards the center of the country, bringing unusually high temperatures to places that just a week ago were below zero degrees. AFP Several cities from California to Colorado registered their highest temperatures in history for the month of March, according to the National Weather Service.
TL;DR
- A record heatwave is moving from the western US to the central part of the country.
- Several cities in California, Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska set new all-time March temperature records.
- Some locations experienced extreme temperature swings, going from below freezing to over 30°C in a matter of days.
- Phoenix recorded its earliest-ever daily minimum temperature of 21.1°C.
- National Weather Service issued extreme heat and high wildfire risk alerts.
- Scientists attribute these heatwaves to global warming caused by burning fossil fuels.