By the middle of this century, summer heat in the Bay Area will feel similar to conditions in Los Angeles now. And Sacramento will feel more like Texas.
Those are among the findings of a new scientific report out Tuesday that concludes that at the current rate of greenhouse emissions worldwide, cities across the United States are in for significantly more days of extreme heat in the coming decades, raising the risk of everything from wildfires to heat stroke, with infants, the elderly and people who work outside particularly vulnerable.
“Extreme heat is dangerous and can even be deadly,” said Kristina Dahl, lead author of the study.