The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight
1 year, 4 months ago

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. These saguaros, a towering trademark of the Sonoran Desert landscape, were already stressed from record-breaking heat three years ago, and this summer’s historic heat — the average temperature in Phoenix last month was 102.7 degrees Fahrenheit — turned out to be the cactus needle that broke the camel’s back. “Since 2020, we have had elevated mortality in our population of saguaros compared to mortality rates pre-2020,” said Kimberlie McCue, the garden’s chief science officer. In the southern Arizona city of Tucson, which has already seen some monsoon activity, the outdoor living Sonoran Desert Museum isn’t running into the same problems with its succulents, McCue said. However, “the story isn’t complete yet.” Booth, of Moon Valley Nurseries, agreed that rain could still keep some plants and trees from reaching the point of no return.

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Phoenix Breaks Heat Records, Setting New October Highs
2 months ago

Phoenix Breaks Heat Records, Setting New October Highs

Associated Press  

Phoenix wraps up its annual warm season after a record-breaking autumn heat wave. The city set an annual record of 70 days with highs reaching or passing 110 F. in October, four times during the month. The high on Friday was expected to hit 79 F (26.1 C), with the cooler temperatures continuing through the weekend and into next week.

100 days of 100-degree misery: A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West
3 months, 2 weeks ago

100 days of 100-degree misery: A summer of relentless, oppressive heat across the West

LA Times  

A hiker takes advantage of lower morning temperatures Wednesday in Phoenix as unseasonably high temperatures are expected this week across the western United States. “This year, the heat started early and it’s been persistent,” said NWS meteorologist Ted Whittock. While September heat waves are relatively commonplace, said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain, this one is still notable for bringing anticipated …

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to kick in, likely in July. Even in Florida, forecasters with the …

Phoenix May Hit 114F This Week as Heat Bears Down on US West: Weather Watch
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Phoenix May Hit 114F This Week as Heat Bears Down on US West: Weather Watch

Bloomberg  

This is from the Green Daily newsletter. Record heat will sear California and the West through the rest of the week, causing energy demand to soar as people turn to air conditioning to cool down. Hanford, California is forecast to reach 109F Thursday breaking the old record for the date by a degree, said Marc Chenard, a senior branch forecaster …

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which topped 900 statewide last year. Livar was joined at a news conference to …

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

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. Read our privacy policy Arizona's new heat officer said …

Confirmed heat deaths in hot Arizona metro keep rising even as the weather grows milder
1 year, 3 months ago

Confirmed heat deaths in hot Arizona metro keep rising even as the weather grows milder

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The number of confirmed heat deaths over the summer in America’s hottest metro has continued to rise even as the record-setting high temperatures that blasted Phoenix over the summer give way to relatively milder weather with autumn’s approach. Public health officials in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous county and home to Phoenix, said this week that 202 heat-associated …

End may be in sight for Phoenix’s historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
1 year, 3 months ago

End may be in sight for Phoenix’s historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A historic heat wave continues to stifle Phoenix — but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city. It also marked the 55th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached at least 110 F. The city eclipsed the previous record of 53 days — set in 2020 …

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the 54th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport made the mark, eclipsing the previous record of 53 …

America’s extreme 60C weather captured by heat camera
1 year, 3 months ago

America’s extreme 60C weather captured by heat camera

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. Heat-sensitive photography in late July reveals an even hotter …

Phoenix temperatures will heat up to the extreme once again this weekend
1 year, 3 months ago

Phoenix temperatures will heat up to the extreme once again this weekend

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Even as the summer winds down, Phoenix is still facing extreme heat. The National Weather Service in Phoenix warned the metropolitan area and parts of south-central Arizona could see potentially record-breaking temperatures this weekend. Forecasters say an “unseasonably strong” ridge of high pressure will expand across the Southwest, leading once again to temperatures 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. …

Phoenix Has Ended 31-day Streak Of Highs At Or Above 110 Degrees
1 year, 4 months ago

Phoenix Has Ended 31-day Streak Of Highs At Or Above 110 Degrees

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:10 p.m. “The high temperature for Phoenix today …

Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
1 year, 4 months ago

Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A record string of daily highs over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix ended Monday as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July receded slightly with cooling monsoon rains. The streak was finally broken Monday, when the high topped out at 108 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:10 p.m. “The high temperature for Phoenix today is 108 degrees,” …

How the unbearable heat in US state of Phoenix is killing even cactus plants
1 year, 4 months ago

How the unbearable heat in US state of Phoenix is killing even cactus plants

Firstpost  

Arizona’s record-breaking heatwave combined with a delay in the monsoon season has left the saguaro cacti losing arms and in some cases even falling over. The agricultural desert community of Yuma is expecting highs ranging from 40 C to 44.4 C and Tucson is looking at highs ranging from 99 to 111 37.2 C to 43.9 C. The heat has …

30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest
1 year, 4 months ago

30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains. The high temperature in the desert city with more than 1.6 million residents climbed past 110 F for the 30th straight day, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures …

Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix
1 year, 4 months ago

Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting. “It has been a scary situation this year and it’s especially scary for our homeless population,” said Dr. Geoff Comp, an emergency room physician for Valleywise Health in central Phoenix. “It’s a definite …

Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix
1 year, 4 months ago

Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix

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. “It has been a scary situation this year and …

Suffocating heat wave in metro Phoenix starts easing after first major monsoon storm of the season
1 year, 4 months ago

Suffocating heat wave in metro Phoenix starts easing after first major monsoon storm of the season

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The persistent heat wave that has suffocated Phoenix for most of July was slightly easing Thursday after the first major monsoon storm of the season kicked up dust and high winds and brought the first measurable rainfall in some areas since March. The Wednesday night storm, featuring high winds hitting over 60 mph, ripped the roofs and awnings …

Phoenix could get a mild break from the extreme heat, as record spell nears the 30-day mark
1 year, 4 months ago

Phoenix could get a mild break from the extreme heat, as record spell nears the 30-day mark

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Longtime Phoenix residents know that sweltering Julys are to be expected, but no one could have predicted the brutal heat wave that has enveloped the country’s fifth largest city this summer. “It seems unlikely we’ll see over 110 every day through the end of the month,” said meteorologist Isaac Smith, of the National Weather Service in Phoenix. Before …

Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion
1 year, 5 months ago

Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Heat never scared me before. I’ve spent 23 years covering Phoenix as a photographer for The Associated Press, shooting golf tournaments, baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, the city’s growing homeless population, immigration and crime. But this summer’s record-shattering heat wave has been like no other. Heat features are tough in part because people aren’t stupid enough …

As he leaves Phoenix’s blistering sun, AP’s climate news director reflects on desert life
1 year, 5 months ago

As he leaves Phoenix’s blistering sun, AP’s climate news director reflects on desert life

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — I blink, and the edges of my eyelids feel like they are being singed. I’M LEAVING TOWN DURING A UNIQUE SUMMER FOR PHOENIX Working with AP journalists around the globe on climate change stories, as I have for the past year since taking on this role, I recognize the irony. I’m leaving a city that is having a …

Heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix rise during extreme weather, but lag behind last year’s
1 year, 5 months ago

Heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix rise during extreme weather, but lag behind last year’s

Associated Press  

Confirmations of heat-related deaths continue to rise in Maricopa County amid a punishing hot spell with 110-degree Fahrenheit plus weather persisting for a record 20 days so far. Public health officials in Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, reported Wednesday that there were six more heat-associated fatalities confirmed last week, bringing the year’s total so far to 18. By this …

Planning a foreign trip? Heatwave in these countries will compel you to rethink
1 year, 5 months ago

Planning a foreign trip? Heatwave in these countries will compel you to rethink

Hindustan Times  

As summer intensifies, several countries across the globe are grappling with extreme heatwaves and wildfires. Read | Scorching heat waves prompt health warnings for Europe, US Europe grapples with intense heatwave and fires Southern Europe is battling an unprecedented heatwave during the peak of the summer tourist season. Beijing breaks heat records China's capital Beijing is facing an ongoing blistering …

Phoenix Scorches At 110 For 19th Straight Day, Breaking Big U.S. City Records In Global Heat Wave
1 year, 5 months ago

Phoenix Scorches At 110 For 19th Straight Day, Breaking Big U.S. City Records In Global Heat Wave

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. With Tuesday’s low of 94 F, the city has had nine straight days of temperatures that didn’t go below 90 F at …

A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat
1 year, 5 months ago

A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — This summer’s punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery. AIR CONDITIONING – A HOT COMMODITY Phoenix backyards are a symphony of humming and whirring beginning in the spring as monster A/C units rattle to life. Air conditioning is so vital in the desert that cities such as Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale have adopted …

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
1 year, 5 months ago

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. With Tuesday’s low of 94 F, the city has had nine straight days of temperatures that didn’t go below 90 F at night, breaking another …

Phoenix hits at least 110 degrees for 19th straight day, breaking records in worldwide heat wave
1 year, 5 months ago

Phoenix hits at least 110 degrees for 19th straight day, breaking records in worldwide heat wave

LA Times  

A billboard in Phoenix displays the temperature of 110 degrees on Saturday, the 16th consecutive day that it got that hot in the city. The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe. As human-caused climate change …

Life-threatening heatwave sweeps across 14 US states, break records in the West - CDC shares tips for staying safe
1 year, 5 months ago

Life-threatening heatwave sweeps across 14 US states, break records in the West - CDC shares tips for staying safe

Hindustan Times  

As heat tightens its grip on the nation, 14 states spanning from Arizona to Texas to Florida are now facing life-threatening conditions. Phoenix, already enduring 14 consecutive days of blistering heat above 110 degrees, is poised to reach 119 degrees. Today marks the Phoenix area's 14th consecutive day of temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit. With the heat index set to …

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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Across the US Southwest, people in desert cities like Phoenix are enduring an extreme heat wave
1 year, 5 months ago

Across the US Southwest, people in desert cities like Phoenix are enduring an extreme heat wave

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave smacking Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California this week with 100-degree-plus temps and excessive heat warnings. When the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat warning, three of the city’s most popular hiking trails close from 11 a.m. to 5 …

‘Deadly heatwave’ forecast for southwestern US, forecasters warn
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Deadly heatwave’ forecast for southwestern US, forecasters warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An “excessive heat warning” has been issued by the US National Weather Service for parts …

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