LOS ANGELES, United States, March 21, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years type event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say. The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities and expanding eastward. The phenomenal heat when winter is only just ending alarmed climate watchers. "This heat wave would be virtually impossible for the time of year in a world without human-induced climate change," the World Weather Attribution network of climate scientists said in a report. Terry Salas, who was out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday, told AFP the climate across the United States in recent weeks had been crazy.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 21, 2026 02:57 UTC