Dear Editor:
I just couldn't pass this up. Two articles on the same day! Chicken littles, please help!
A Reuters article on May 23 "India braces for more heat after temperatures break records"
"India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country, while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves. Temperatures in parts of the western region breached 50 Celsius (122F) last week, causing a spike in cases of people suffering dehydration and heat stroke and triggering widespread power cuts as surging demand overwhelmed supply grids. Television channels in Gujarat state showed residents struggling to cross a street as their shoes became stuck in what appeared to be the melting surface of a road. May and June are typically India's hottest months, when temperatures regularly exceed 40 Celsius in the run-up to the monsoon rains, but the severity of the heat this year has caught many off guard."
(https://ca.news.yahoo.com/india-braces-more-heat-temperatures-break-records-110040554.html)
A Washington Post article by Jason Samenow on May 23: "D.C.'s worst May ever, explained".
"So far this May, D.C. has had a record number of rainy days (19 of 23) and the coolest high temperatures since 1882. This May's afternoon highs are running an incredible 15 degrees cooler than last May's. And we still haven't hit 80 degrees. The Southeast Regional Climate Center says D.C.'s recent temperatures most resemble San Francisco's. Why has D.C.'s weather been so awful this month?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/23/washington-d-c-s-worst-may-ever-explained/
Who do you think is the cause? America or God?
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