The Worst Climate Disasters of 2022
![Kirstie Allemand arranges cardboard above an air conditioning unit in her window during soaring temperatures on July 28, 2022 in Ellensburg, Washington.](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 140w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 265w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 340w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 490w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 645w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 740w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 965w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1165w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1315w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1465w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1600w)
July was a dangerously hot year all over the world, including the U.S.
Several place across the country saw extra-sweltering temperatures. Houston, Texas experienced its hottest July on record. July 11 broke a record for the hottest temperatures recorded in the city for that date, at 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius).
Other cities experienced record-breaking temperatures on July 24: Boston at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and Providence, Rhode Island at 98 degrees Fahrenheit (36.6 degrees Celsius), the New York Times reported.
Historically temperate parts of the country, like cities across the Pacific Northwest, weren’t spared. Portland, Oregon experienced six days over 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) that month. At least seven people in the area died as a result of the heat.
In late July, yet another heat wave put more than 100 million Americans under a heat warning or advisory.
![Kirstie Allemand arranges cardboard above an air conditioning unit in her window during soaring temperatures on July 28, 2022 in Ellensburg, Washington.](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 80w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 140w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 265w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 340w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 490w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 645w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 740w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 965w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1165w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1315w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1465w, https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600/cb5546f988ca32315654937214d8bb03.jpg 1600w)
July was a dangerously hot year all over the world, including the U.S.
Several place across the country saw extra-sweltering temperatures. Houston, Texas experienced its hottest July on record. July 11 broke a record for the hottest temperatures recorded in the city for that date, at 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius).
Other cities experienced record-breaking temperatures on July 24: Boston at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and Providence, Rhode Island at 98 degrees Fahrenheit (36.6 degrees Celsius), the New York Times reported.
Historically temperate parts of the country, like cities across the Pacific Northwest, weren’t spared. Portland, Oregon experienced six days over 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) that month. At least seven people in the area died as a result of the heat.
In late July, yet another heat wave put more than 100 million Americans under a heat warning or advisory.