Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest U.S. even warmer and 35 times more likely

Warming from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas to blame, a collection of scientists that run rapid and non-peer reviewed climate attribution studies calculated Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month's killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study found. Read More