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US current temperature map (click here)
The Atlantic Hurricane season is fairly mute so far. But, the eastern Pacific is churning them out one after the other. This is a permanent shift in the climate. it is not to say there won't still be storms and some impressive storms in the Atlantic, but, the majority are not occurring in the eastern Pacific. Unfortunately, the last few years have not proven to be an improvement for southern Caifornia's drought.
The string of hurricanes in the eastern Pacific does work to control the heat on the North American continent. The heat would actually be far worse if the eastern Pacific wasn't this active. Hurricanes do heat the oceans which causes ice melt and sea level rise.
Usually, August and early September are the hottest because fo the season long exposure to direct solar rays. Expect the hottest summer on record. Do not under estimate what may becoming our way.
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UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the north and west hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop-thank you)
