WASHINGTON POST • July 17, 2022
As relentless heat roasts the western, central and southern United States, the Northeast has largely escaped the sweltering soup this summer. It joins the Pacific Northwest among the lucky regions with a limited need to run the air-conditioner in recent weeks. From Virginia to Maine, temperatures have been remarkably normal – or close to average. That’s a major victory for a region that has seen rapid warming from human-caused climate change and endured a siege of scorching summers in recent years. The nice weather in the Northeast has come at a cost, though. Very little precipitation has fallen.