| 04 August 2010

The red dates for 2010 are observed days with temperatures above 90°F; the red dates in 2050 are projected accounting for climate change. Images: Climate Central. For most of us in the United States, and particularly on the East Coast, July's temperatures were a bit outside our usual summer comfort zones. As you can see in the graphic above, from Climate Central, in Philadelphia there were 17 days above 90°. The striking thing is that in four decades time, at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions and ... Read the full story on TreeHugger