Severe Weather and Heat Wave hit US

Severe storms with heavy rains, high winds and powerful lightning swept across the American Midwest to the East Coast this past weekend, flooding towns from Iowa to Michigan, and leaving at least eight people dead. Indiana was declared a flood disaster area after more than 10 inches fell in two days. As well, the northeastern United States is under an early summer heat wave with temperatures expected to climb up to 100 in some places with humidex levels even higher. Electricity use in the northeast will peak as a result of the high temperatures and the high use of air conditioners.

We are certainly seeing more frequent storms, whether it is tornadoes, wind and floods.
Also extreme temperatures seem to be frequent across the North American continent. We can not ignore the warnings of global warming and climate change and the impact it will have.