This year, the heat in the US will break all records, with impacts visible in 600 locations; 160 million people will be affected.

News Topical, Digital Desk : The weather is set to change this week in the United States, where a heat wave will bring the heat of June and July into April. Temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.22 degrees Celsius) from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast.

This unusual weather in the US will not only disrupt people's daily routines but also worsen the already ongoing drought crisis in the South and East. Meteorologists have described the unusual weather as a worrying link to climate change. Because such heat, which usually occurs in June and July, is likely to occur in April.

This weather pattern will worsen the already-drought situation in parts of the South and East, where very little rain is expected over the next two weeks, reports the Washington Post.

16 crore people will be affected

Temperatures will surpass 90 degrees in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, while the Midwest to New England will experience 80s, a heat wave affecting approximately 160 million people. This could shatter old heat records in more than 600 locations across the US.

According to Berkeley Earth scientist Robert Rohde, this situation follows the warmest March ever recorded in the United States. March was also the most unusually warm month ever recorded, a significant event caused by climate change. The record-breaking heat across the US mainland was far more widespread and intense than the bitter cold in Alaska and Canada.

This week, millions of people, including the US capital Washington, will experience heat that usually occurs in the months of June or July.

Such a record was made in 2002

Since records began in 1872, the highest temperature recorded in April in DC has been 95 degrees, most recently in 2002. This record could be broken this week, especially on Wednesday and Thursday. Similar conditions are expected in Baltimore, where the record high is 94 degrees Fahrenheit, last recorded in 1960.

The heat will intensify and spread eastward on Tuesday, when temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Temperatures will rise further on Wednesday and Thursday, reaching the lower to mid-90s.

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