Press Briefing: ‘Virtually Impossible Heat’ & the Future of the American West

"Hundreds of records have been shattered across the Western US amid an early spring heatwave found to be “virtually impossible without climate change.” As abnormally hot weather continues, Covering Climate Now and Climate Central hosted a special webinar highlighting the potential long-term impacts to Western snowpacks, water scarcity, and wildfire risks that will linger long after cooler weather arrives. In this press briefing, meteorologists and reporters explained how this extreme heat event offers a glimpse into our climate change future to help equip journalists with a better understanding of how to make the climate connection in their own reporting during the next “heat dome” impacting their region."

• When: Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 3 p.m. ET

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