Sweating through the heat wave in California’s hottest county
2 years, 4 months ago

Sweating through the heat wave in California’s hottest county

LA Times  

Imperial Irrigation District official David Escobar wipes sweat from his face at Imperial Dam, where Colorado River water is diverted into the All-American Canal. But as John Muir once said, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” So a story about energy had also become a story about water, agriculture and local politics — and the crucial role the Imperial Valley could play in helping California navigate a future of crushing heat waves, droughts and wildfires. “Without this valley,” he added, “I can’t imagine what our grocery stores would look like.” Sprinklers water a cabbage field in the Imperial Valley. I also reminded Newsom that two years ago, he said California can’t wait until 2045 — the date currently mandated by law — to achieve 100% clean energy. In Riverside County, the Fairview fire near Hemet has also killed two people — and although it’s not yet clear how the blaze started, Southern California Edison reported “circuit activity” about the same time the flames were first spotted.

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California’s October heat wave is winding down. Will it finally start feeling like fall again?
3 months ago

California’s October heat wave is winding down. Will it finally start feeling like fall again?

LA Times  

After almost a week of record-breaking high temperatures, Californians should begin to see some relief from the oppressive October heat wave that has broiled inland areas — and even some coastal regions — across the state. “We could expect above-average temperatures to definitely linger, at least for the next week, but not that record-breaking heat that we have been seeing,” …

Brutal heat wave breaks records across Southern California. When will it ease up?
4 months ago

Brutal heat wave breaks records across Southern California. When will it ease up?

LA Times  

Southern California continues to be battered by extreme heat that will continue for one more day after sending temperature records tumbling all weekend. 93-103 degrees; valleys: 103-111 degrees Tuesday: Los Angeles 80s-90s; valleys: 94-102 Wednesday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys mid-80s Thursday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys: mid-80s Records Several heat records were tied or broken across the region Monday, according to …

Heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to swaths of Los Angeles County
5 months, 1 week ago

Heat wave expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to swaths of Los Angeles County

LA Times  

Takia Davis cools off with daughter Lareina Ramos, 1, at the Sylmar Recreation Center last month. Residents of Los Angeles County’s inland and valley areas are advised to use caution and stay out of the sun during the first heat wave of August, which is expected to peak Tuesday and could bring sweltering temperatures of up to 110 degrees. Heat …

‘Unprecedented’ heat wave in California brings death, fires, all-time highs
6 months ago

‘Unprecedented’ heat wave in California brings death, fires, all-time highs

LA Times  

Melissa Bolding and Bryan Bolding from Oklahoma City pose for a photo next to a thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center in Death Valley National Park on July 7, 2024. “It’s unprecedented heat — take this very seriously,” said Dan Berc, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Las Vegas. The San Joaquin Valley is expected to be under an …

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
6 months ago

More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts …

California heat: A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread
6 months ago

California heat: A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread

CNN  

CNN — An extremely dangerous, unusually long heat wave is intensifying and spreading up the West Coast – and there will be no relief for days. “This level of heat throughout parts of the Mojave Desert and Sacramento/San Joaquin valleys of California could pose a risk to anyone if proper heat safety is not followed,” the weather service said. Parts …

Major heat wave expected to broil much of California over Fourth of July week
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Major heat wave expected to broil much of California over Fourth of July week

LA Times  

A beachgoer leaps over a breaking wave while heading into the water with her body board at Balboa Pier in Newport Beach earlier this month. A major heat wave expected across California over Fourth of July week is already prompting heat warnings for much of the state, with triple-digit temperatures forecast and little overnight relief. Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate …

California’s heat wave breaks records, fuels wildfires
7 months ago

California’s heat wave breaks records, fuels wildfires

LA Times  

The heat wave that continues to scorch parts of California’s interior pushed temperatures across the state into the triple digits Wednesday and Thursday, setting several daily records. Record-setting temperatures Palmdale set a record high for both June 5 and 6, hitting 105 degrees Wednesday, two degrees above its record from 1981, and 103 degrees on Thursday, one degree past its …

Punishing heat dome to worsen over California, West and send temperatures to dangerous highs
7 months ago

Punishing heat dome to worsen over California, West and send temperatures to dangerous highs

CNN  

CNN — A brutal heat dome is ramping up and sending temperatures to dangerous levels in California and the West in what is the region’s first significant heat wave of the year. July-like high temperatures will top out at 20 to 25 degrees above normal in multiple Western states this week and could break several daily record high temperatures. Phoenix; …

California’s scorcher: ‘Heat dome’ brings broiling conditions. But a few areas will be spared
7 months ago

California’s scorcher: ‘Heat dome’ brings broiling conditions. But a few areas will be spared

LA Times  

After months of below-average temperatures and weeks of unseasonably wet weather, California’s first heat wave of the year is marking an abrupt transition into the summer months, with record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures expected to continue the rest of this week. Across most of interior Northern California through the southern San Joaquin Valley, officials are warning of a major heat risk Wednesday …

Summer heat is coming to California — how hot will it be where you are?
7 months, 1 week ago

Summer heat is coming to California — how hot will it be where you are?

LA Times  

MacKenzie Bergman, 4, of Hesperia, left, and Charlie Young, 12, of Eastvale, center, play in the sand while camping with their families at Dockweiler State Beach in Play del Rey. A high-pressure system is moving across the Utah, Oregon and Nevada region and is expected to reach inland areas of California, according to the National Weather Service. A strong onshore …

Southern California can expect a heat wave over the next few days. How hot could it get?
1 year, 4 months ago

Southern California can expect a heat wave over the next few days. How hot could it get?

LA Times  

Nearly a week after Hurricane Hilary dropped record rainfall across Southern California, the region can expect yet another heat wave over the next few days with near-record high temperatures in some areas and a heightened risk for wildfires and heat illness. Over the weekend, temperatures are expected to heat up into the mid-80s to mid-90s in inland and coastal areas, …

Southern California has baked for much of July, but the heat could finally ease soon
1 year, 5 months ago

Southern California has baked for much of July, but the heat could finally ease soon

LA Times  

Much of Southern California has spent almost all of July under heat advisories, breaking multiple high-temperature records, but as the month enters its final days, some relief could be in store. “Today’s going to be the last of really high heat for the L.A. Basin,” Joe Sirard, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard, said Friday. “Finally we’re going to …

Boiling Point: This heat is not normal
1 year, 5 months ago

Boiling Point: This heat is not normal

LA Times  

Judith More, 13, doesn’t mind a little cool water on her head, courtesy of sister Suzanne More, 17, at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley on Sunday as their mother, Laetitia Cherbonnel, left, takes in the view. With brutal temperatures, unprecedented ocean warming and wildfire smoke engulfing major cities, Americans may feel as though they’re auditioning for the climate disaster film …

California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
1 year, 5 months ago

California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of …

California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
1 year, 5 months ago

California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

Associated Press  

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit …

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track
1 year, 5 months ago

US Southwest swelters under dangerous heat wave, with new records on track

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerous heat wave threatened a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits on Saturday as some cooling centers extended their hours and emergency rooms prepared to treat more people with heat-related illnesses. Around 200 hydration stations distributing bottles of water and cooling centers where potentially thousands of people can rest in …

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California
1 year, 5 months ago

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California

Associated Press  

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — More than a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Thursday as a blistering heat wave that’s been baking the nation spread further into California, forcing residents to seek out air conditioning or find other ways to stay cool in triple-digit temperatures. The tally includes deaths due to heat exposure or hyperthermia …

‘Heat dome’ will hit Southern California with triple-digit highs, fire danger
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Heat dome’ will hit Southern California with triple-digit highs, fire danger

LA Times  

Beachgoers take in the ocean mist Tuesday as the sun sets on Huntington Beach. A “heat dome” settling over Southern California is expected to intensify through the weekend, bringing temperatures into the triple digits and elevating wildfire danger. “It’s a run-of-the-mill heat wave.” The hot conditions are caused by an area of high pressure aloft over Southern California that began …

In US Southwest, residents used to scorching summers are still sweating out extreme heat wave
1 year, 5 months ago

In US Southwest, residents used to scorching summers are still sweating out extreme heat wave

The Independent  

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As California bakes, Newsom launches $20-million campaign to warn of the dangers of extreme heat
1 year, 6 months ago

As California bakes, Newsom launches $20-million campaign to warn of the dangers of extreme heat

LA Times  

Ivan Mendez protects his face from the blazing sun while making repairs at a home in Santa Clarita. “California is launching Heat Ready CA as another tool in the state’s arsenal to protect people from extreme heat. We’re asking everyone to stay alert to changing weather and take the necessary steps to keep themselves and their families safer from deadly …

‘Intense’ weeklong heat wave coming to Southern California. Here’s the timeline
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Intense’ weeklong heat wave coming to Southern California. Here’s the timeline

LA Times  

A hiker walks into the shady woods at Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyon in Agoura Hills. We don’t see any end to the heat wave in the next seven days at least.” High temperatures throughout the region are expected to reach as high as 112 degrees between Tuesday and Saturday. Woodland Hills and the Santa Clarita Valley could see temperatures …

California heat waves are getting worse. Blame the vicious ‘heat dome’
2 years, 4 months ago

California heat waves are getting worse. Blame the vicious ‘heat dome’

LA Times  

The high-pressure system over most of California is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures, part of a “self-perpetuating” system that is becoming more extreme as climate change worsens. The extreme temperatures that will bear down on California over the next week are the result of a “heat dome,” a phenomenon that typically brings broiling conditions to the state as summer fades …

How to keep cool during Southern California’s heat wave
2 years, 4 months ago

How to keep cool during Southern California’s heat wave

LA Times  

Welcome to another one of California’s infamous heat waves. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for much of Southern California, as temperatures are expected to hit triple digits in the next few days and into Labor Day weekend. For those who are looking for ways to stay cool during the next few days and throughout the …

Heat wave sets new high temperature records, strains power supply
3 years, 6 months ago

Heat wave sets new high temperature records, strains power supply

LA Times  

Tourists stop for quick photos of the Forever Marilyn statue amid soaring temperatures this week in Palm Springs. A heat wave across California set new record high temperatures Saturday in some locations — including 120 degrees in Palm Springs — and authorities urged people to conserve electricity as the extreme conditions continue to tax the state’s power grid. Palmdale Regional …

California faces extreme heat that may push power supply to brink
3 years, 6 months ago

California faces extreme heat that may push power supply to brink

Al Jazeera  

The historic heat wave in the US state – with temperatures reaching up to 44C – is also adding to the already high wildlife risk and record drought. California and neighboring states are facing another historic heat wave that may push power supplies to the brink and is adding to already high wildfire risk amid record drought. “The heat wave …

After blistering heat wave, June gloom set to return to Southern California
3 years, 6 months ago

After blistering heat wave, June gloom set to return to Southern California

LA Times  

Amy Paffrath plays with daughter Ember Seeley, 1, in the surf at Playa del Rey on June 11. While coastal areas will see cooler temperatures this weekend, hot weather and fire conditions are expected to continue in other parts of Southern California through Monday, with some inland, valley and mountain areas seeing high temperatures, low humidity and wind gusts of …

Most intense heat wave of year hits L.A. area: What you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

Most intense heat wave of year hits L.A. area: What you need to know

LA Times  

A street vendor pushes a food cart with downtown L.A. as the backdrop during the heat wave. Here is what you need to know: Timing The hottest conditions will come Tuesday and Wednesday, with gradual cooling Thursday and into the weekend, meteorologist David Sweet of the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office said. The weather service issued an excessive-heat warning from …

Record temperatures lure ‘heat tourists’ to Death Valley National Park
4 years, 3 months ago

Record temperatures lure ‘heat tourists’ to Death Valley National Park

LA Times  

Once he saw that temperatures in Death Valley National Park had hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit, Dan Markham, 40, knew he had to go. This year will go down as the fourth-hottest summer in Death Valley history after the park recorded “some of the hottest days ever recorded on Earth,” according to the park. In fact, some are drawn by the …

‘Hot, hot and hot’ — heat wave will bake Southern California starting Friday, with relief a ways off
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Hot, hot and hot’ — heat wave will bake Southern California starting Friday, with relief a ways off

LA Times  

Parkgoers take in the sunset at Signal Hill Park on a warm afternoon on July 31. California Lake fire raises concern as wildfire season heats up The explosive growth of the Lake fire in Los Angeles County has raised worries about the fall fire season “High heat, low humidity means that fires surely will start more readily, but it’s the …

California heat wave may rival deadly July 2006 event, forecasters say
4 years, 4 months ago

California heat wave may rival deadly July 2006 event, forecasters say

LA Times  

The extended outlook calls for temperatures to continue to be above normal throughout California and the Southwest. The heat wave that began Friday in California may rival the deadly seven-day heat event of July 2006, the National Weather Service said. High pressure over southwestern California on Tuesday will reach a strength that occurs only about once every 10 years, said …

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