August Chill Breaks 19 Records; Argentina’s Snow Siege; India Walks Away From COP33 As Coal Expansion Accelerates; The 'Climate Crisis' Is Running Out Of Believers; + Solar Cycle 25 Is Fading Fast

A sharp summer chill swept the northern Rockies and High Plains on August 4 and 5, breaking or tying at least 19 daily cold records across seven states.

Livingston, MT fell to 34F (1.1C) on Aug 4, smashing its previous daily record of 40F set in 1982. Miles City dropped to 42F (5.6C), beating a record dating to 1952, while Baker reached 38F (3.3C), five degrees below its previous benchmark.

Great Falls fell to 38F, Havre to 40F, Rapid City to 43F and Baker City, OR to 36F (2.2C).

Bozeman Yellowstone Airport managed a high of just 67F (19.4C), its coldest Aug 4 max on record (books back to 1935).

The chill continued into August 5.

Denver dropped to 47F (8.3C), breaking its 1978 record. Alliance, NE fell to 43F, Pierre to 47F, and Scottsbluff tied a record dating back to 1904 with 48F (8.9C).

Miles City, Livingston, Baker and Rapid City all registered records on consecutive days.

At the height of summer, parts of the American West are flirting with a freeze.

A powerful winter storm has buried parts of western Argentina, cutting highways, suspending transport and isolating workers high in the Andes.