News Extreme heat waves may be our new normal, thanks to climate change. Is the globe prepared? August 4, 2022August 5, 2022Dinah Voyles Pulver and Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Extreme heat waves may be our new normal, thanks to climate change. Is the globe prepared? Heat waves are forecast to increase in potency and duration, scientists say, and U.S. temperatures could rise 3-12 degrees by the end of the century.