A sweltering heat wave is roasting most of the continental U.S. and the world.
This past Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth – until Monday, when the record was beat: an average of 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous record from summer 2016.
The European climate change agency, Copernicus, confirmed the high temp via satellite readings.
And the heat persists. The National Weather Service HeatRisk map shows more than 90% of the nation has some risk of adverse heat. Millions in California, Florida and large swaths of the upper Rockies – Montana, North and South Dakota, and portions of Wyoming – are under extreme risk today.
Zooming in on Colorado, most of the state is under minor to moderate risk of adverse heat.
Zoom in even closer and small slivers of central Colorado are green, meaning no risk, or white, meaning there’s not enough data to assess the risk.
Summit County is dotted with green and white, mostly over the high peaks of the Gore Range, Tenmile Range and Continental Divide. The rest of the county is yellow.