'We're screaming into the void.' Across the U.S., heat keeps breaking records
![Palm Springs, Calif., is one of many U.S. cities seeing temperature records falling in recent days and weeks.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5720x3827+0+0/resize/5720x3827!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc8%2F6b%2Fdebf89dc47a5a7ff3c31bd865e53%2Fgettyimages-2160396075.jpg)
It’s not your imagination. Temperature records are falling across the U.S. Climate scientists say they've been predicting this for decades.
(Image credit: Mario Tama)
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It’s not your imagination. Temperature records are falling across the U.S. Climate scientists say they've been predicting this for decades.
(Image credit: Mario Tama)