Yesterday in Atlanta it felt like a mild Summer day.

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8. It might feel good, but Februarys intense heat is a very bad sign

The United States hits record high temps, as a climate change denier takes the reigns at the EPA.

Meteorologists expect to see dozens of heat records broken this week, as an extended stretch of uncommonly warm weather continues across much of the United States.

Also this week, Scott Pruitt took the helm at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt, who has deep ties to the fossil fuel industry, has described climate science as a “religious belief” and said he expects to scrap the Clean Power Plan, an EPA initiative to limit carbon pollution from power plants.

Scientists have found that carbon pollution is warming the planet, producing more severe weather, including more extreme heat. February’s spate of record-high temperatures offers the most recent example of how this process plays out.

https://thinkprogress.org/it-might-feel-good-but-februarys-intense-heat-is-a-very-bad-sign-6a22751304ca#.ljqkt9n84