Beat the Heat?

In June, a study was conducted by Professor Larry Kalkstein of the University of Miami. It is predicted that the temperature in North America with increase to about 4 to 11 degrees this century because of global warming affects. The study concluded that with the combination of global warming and extreme heat waves passing through the U.S, the temperature this summer has fatal effects. 

Temperatures rise drastically all across the U.S this summer. 

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is proposing that the U.S has new power plants in hopes of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and ultimately causing temperatures to drop. You can comment to their proposal on their website.

This article fails to mention it is completely unrealistic to think that in the next 100 years, the world can undo all the carbon dioxide emission damage already done. So, commenting to the EPA to hopefully get new power plants to set a carbon pollution standard that might be followed probably won't do much for America's heat epidemic anytime soon. Although something should be done about global warming, I don't think I'll see any noticeable improvement in my lifetime. The best thing to do for this nationwide heat wave is to drink all the water you can, wear protective clothing, and stay in the air conditioning. America may not halt the damages of global warming by next summer, but we can take a dip in the pool to cool down in the meantime.