Look, I am not a climate change denier. I know that the US Southwest has roasted under sweltering, record-breaking, albeit dry heat this summer. But I’m in the greater Chicago area. Yeah, it gets hot here in the summer. We’ve used our air conditioning for a few days this year. But normally, 90F/32C is hot for us. And God Almighty, it gets humid here. You know, we have this enormous freshwater lake nearby that can make it feel like you’re breathing water at times.
On Monday, I took a look ahead to next week’s forecast. I heard we have a heat dome coming next week.
Yeah, that is centered just outside Chicago close to where I am. But this forecast is freakin’ ridiculous.
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