Study Finds that Mississippi River Basin Could be in an ‘Extreme Heat Belt’ in 30 Years
A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053. The hottest cities, according to the study, will be Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis; Memphis, Tennessee; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Chicago.
By Keely Brewer, The Daily Memphian, and Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media
