 because it was fueled by record hot oceans caused by man-made global warming and driven by the burning of fossil fuels. Experts say intense storms are occurring more frequently thanks to climate change. Well, this is pretty early for a storm this big, ain't it? Yep. 146 million people in the U.S. are still suffering under an extended extreme heat wave that is forecast to shatter more temperature records across the nation in coming days. Oh, yeah, there's that, too.