Could this summer's intense heat waves become the norm in the future? Will our summers just keep getting hotter? You can find out here in our first installment of Weathering Tomorrow.
In this session of Weathering Tomorrow, a collaborative project with ABC Owned Television Stations, we look into Houston's dangerous heat waves.Houstonians aren't strangers to the extreme heat Texas summers can bring. This summer alone, southeast Texas has experienced at least four heat waves where heat index values, or even temperatures, were above 100 degrees for at least five days.
Data examined by ABC News found heat waves in Harris County, where the heat index reaches over 100 degrees, will increase from an average of 16 days now to 31 days by 2050. That's over a 90% increase.Already in Harris County this summer, at least seven people have died from the heat. Officials stress the importance of staying cool and protecting yourself from the extreme heat. And to do that, we'll have to run our air conditioning even more each summer.
"There's no question in my mind that we will continue to see the trend that we've seen here for the last 20 years of increasing electricity demand and use over time," Bradshaw said. "I suspect as time moves forward, there will need to be an introduction of, 'Hey, it's just gonna be far more expensive for you to, you know, run your washing machine when it's maximum demand time,' so schedule that for a different period of time," Bradshaw added.How will climate change impact your health, your safety, and your property? That's the mission of our new project, Weathering Tomorrow.
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