2022 heat waves

Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western Europe, the United States, and southern South America.

Due to climate change, heat waves and other extreme weather events are longer and more intense.

[4][5][6][7] On 13 July in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, the temperature reached 48 °C (118 °F), worsening wildfires in the country.

[12] China experienced large blackouts[13] and experimented with cloud seeding among other measures, despite experts stating it would be "marginally effective" and possibly exacerbate problems.

[20] From 8 to 11 February, multiple cities in central and southern California experienced a record-breaking heat wave.

[26] The US Bureau of Reclamation said in June that those in the Colorado River Basin would have to create plans to reduce water usage.

Also in August, the US federal government announced that Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico would have to reduce water usage, per a previously negotiated agreement.

[27] A record-breaking heat wave broke numerous records across the Eastern United States from November 5-7.

[28] Several places set monthly high temperature records on November 7, including Bridgeport, Connecticut and Washington DC.