Summer is lingering longer in WA, new study says. How many more days of heat?

Summer is one of those seasons that can seem to fly by. But, it may actually be getting longer, or at least feel like it.

A new report by the nonprofit Climate Central, using data stretching back to 1970, found that summer-like temperatures in many U.S. cities “are lingering later” — by days or even weeks, depending on where you live.

“The hottest days of the year are getting even hotter because of climate change. Recent analysis shows that heat-trapping pollution — mainly from burning coal, oil, and gas — has fueled the rise in summer’s extremely hot days and dangerously warm nights over the last 55 years,” according to the nonprofit, which added that “heat-trapping pollution is also driving longer summers across the Northern Hemisphere.”

So, what does that mean for people in the Everg