Heatwaves are becoming more common. Here's how the U.S. must plan for them - PBS NewsHour

[Rhiannon12866]

Extreme heat and drought are baking the Western U.S. and Canada again this week, following hundreds of heat-related deaths in the Pacific Northwest last week. Record-breaking temperatures are expected to return to California over the weekend, including in the San Joaquin Valley. William Brangham, currently reporting from the city of Visalia, joins Judy Woodruff with the latest on the heat.

[Grokenstein]

1. Has a Republican senator held up a snowball lately?

You know, to prove none of this is happening?

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/02/3-years-ago-we-all-laughed-at-james-inhofes-snowball-the-joke-was-on-us/

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I remember him!

[Grokenstein]

3. Gonna steal those.

As for Ol' Jimbo, it won't be long before he's in a place a LOT hotter than Arizona will ever get, even under the circumstances.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Fine with me! These guys have earned their place in history - as a national joke!