Like Rahm Emmanuel said: You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.
New Study: Monster Heat Dome made 800X more likely and 5°F hotter due to climate heating!! Study via @WWAttribution #heatwave #weather #california #arizona pic.twitter.com/M1B0dr4oUt
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) March 20, 2026
Millions face dangerous heat in California, Arizona and Nevada as record March temps blamed on climate change sweep the Southwest. https://t.co/28r418vSFe
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 21, 2026
A record-breaking early heat wave striking the western United States on Friday is a once-in-500-year event and is almost certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 21, 2026
The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across… pic.twitter.com/tpz6khOEcs
Not surprisingly, even politicians are weighing in hoping to stoke panic.
Yesterday it hit 101° in March. A new record — and a warning we can't ignore.
— Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) March 19, 2026
Extreme heat is one of the deadliest consequences of climate change, and Arizona is on the front lines.
I co-founded the Extreme Heat Caucus in Congress to push for real and lasting solutions. https://t.co/StmhjY159g
🚨WATCH: California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggests the current West Coast heat wave is being supercharged by climate change.
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) March 19, 2026
"In the middle of winter, March, in this unprecedented heat wave … is this normal? Is there anything about this that's normal?" pic.twitter.com/8AIohx1OI0
But then there are those messy facts that get in the way.
Three strikes and WaPo @capitalweather's @BenNollWeather is out, swinging and missing at blaming the Western heat wave on global warming:
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) March 19, 2026
"Climate change is pushing up average temperatures and increasing the likelihood, severity and frequency of high temperature extremes — like… pic.twitter.com/tuRRrgw4b9
Yuma Heat Wave Reveals Dishonest Climate Alarmists!
— Jim Steele (@JimSteeleSkepti) March 22, 2026
Dishonest climate alarmists are having orgasms over the record high temperature set around Yuma AZ supposedly confirming their climate crisis faith. They blame CO2-driven climate change, despite the fact that greenhouse gases… pic.twitter.com/cKy3Zo7zIS
In March 1879, there was a heatwave in the central and western U.S. that was comparable to the one going on currently.
— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) March 21, 2026
On March 3, 1879, it hit 100° in Phoenix On March 27th, it was 89° in Kansas City, and 105° in Phoenix. It hit 99° in San Diego and Los Angeles both on the…
No surprise that climate alarmist weather forecasters are out in force trying to convince audiences that the heatwave is their fault.