What is causing this heat wave?

Answer 1

Good question... Some people believe it is "the theory of Global warming", others think is is natural weather patterns.. We don't really understand weather, all they can do is attempt to predict it, and even then we are wrong most of the time.. Its hard to understand something that has been going on for millions of years, and we have only been keeping track of it for a little over 100 years. We have no clue what really effects weather.. All we have are theories.

btw... "The THEORY of Global Warming" is getting really old.. Its all based on Junk Science.. They have NOT found any evidence of co2 emissions causing temperature change.. They think it MAY cause temperature change.. The sad thing is, most people believe that it is not a theory, and that it is a fact.. Really, what evidence do you have other than some movie or story pushing propaganda against oil companies? i hope Penn and Tellers Bu!!sh!t, does a story on it.

Answer 2

A heat wave is experienced normally during summer seasons in tropical and arid areas. Though it is a seasonal effect, apart from the climate it does have some other reasons to those may act as adjuvants for a heat wave. Heat wave normally occurs in deserted areas, dry places, hilly areas where there is no humidity and whether is dry. Apart from this because of other factors like industrial pollution, automobile pollution..etc. Especially industrial and automobile pollution are known to have devastating effects like radiation after some years in the future. This is the reason now a days a great significance is given to the word " GLOBAL WARMING"

Answer 3

A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; [1] the term is relative to the usual weather in the area. Temperatures that people from a hotter climate consider normal can be termed a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. [2] The term is applied both to routine weather variations and to extraordinary spells of heat which may occur only once a century. Severe heat waves have caused thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, catastrophic crop failures, and widespread power outages due to increased use of air conditioning.

Answer 4

It's been near 100 degrees in Upstate NY. We're talking about the same area that measures it's snow in feet rather than inches. In my (not so short) time on this planet, I can't remember a summer with such violent weather and oppressive heat. The storms are kicking our butts; we clean up from one, and another one hits. BUT, there are no effects from global warming, right?

Answer 5

standard year to year fluctuations. Last year was extremely mild, and this year just happens to be hot. Nothing out of the ordinary. Global warming is not the cause. May be a small factor, but considering that geological cycles happen in tens of thousands of years, and we have reliable data for the last 150 or so, theres no evidence that global warming is happening.

Answer 6

Heat.

Answer 7

Heat wave? Can I come over? I am freezing here in South Africa!

Answer 8

It is because it is the middle of summer and the earth is closer to the sun during this time of year. Also global warming from burning so many fossil fuel has changed our earths climate.

Answer 9

Global warming.

Answer 10

the sun is causing this heat but us people are creating this heatwave. Due to the greenhouse gasses.