While many states are experiencing record warmth, Las Vegas and the Southwest are sticking fairly close to normal winter temperatures.
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A blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had moved through the Sierra Nevada but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California.
Dozens of people watched construction of emergency barriers in Ventura, where a rogue wave on Thursday smacked spectators and vehicles as it overran the beach and flowed into a neighborhood.
Last month’s average temperature worldwide was 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1991-2020 average for September. Las Vegas is having a below normal year for temperatures.
“We’re seeing the fingerprints of climate change all over our nation,” NOAA applied climatologist Adam Smith said Monday. “I would not expect things to slow down anytime soon.”
“It’s heaven sent for a skier because I can ski until Memorial Day,” said Dan Lavely, 66, a Reno resident who’s been skiing for about 40 years.
The mother of 5-year-old Kyle Doan said she could feel his fingers slipping away as he was carried off along California’s central coast.
The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico.
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling cold, power outages and canceled gatherings Friday from a storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope.
The event will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset.
The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip.”
People should avoid the outdoors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. if possible, experts say. They also should drink plenty of water, even when not thirsty.
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