Some of the money will be spent to protect against wildfires, reduce air pollution and deal with extreme heat events.

For much of the U.S., extreme heat events have been increasing in frequency since the mid-1960s, and the number of high temperature records has been outpacing the number of low temperature records since the mid-1980s.

The incoming heat wave also won’t be the first notable heat event this year.

Experts say the heat event raises concerns about ocean water temperatures and their influence on the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.

At this point, every unprecedented extreme heat event has a human fingerprint on it.