I don't think your quote really changes the facts that we aren't seeing more extreme heat events. Read chapter 6 in Steve Koonin's new book "Unsettled". He does

I don't think your quote really changes the facts that we aren't seeing more extreme heat events. Read chapter 6 in Steve Koonin's new book "Unsettled". He does a great job of going through all the real data on heat over the last century.