Sidewalks causing contact burns in Arizona as merciless heat impacts one-third of US
1 year, 5 months ago

Sidewalks causing contact burns in Arizona as merciless heat impacts one-third of US

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. In the west, Death Valley National Park could set a new world record for the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded, while in Arizona, emergency responders were treating people for second-degree contact burns caused by sidewalks which have surpassed 160 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperatures would “either tie or break record for the hottest temperature reliably measured on Earth,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles told KTLA. open image in gallery The National Weather Service issued maps showing the heat risks across the country including southwest and western states In June, a man and his teenage stepson died while hiking at Big Bend National Park, near the Rio Grande, in west Texas in temperatures of 119F. Temperatures have remained at 110F for two weeks “Please plan accordingly, this is not the time to be hiking or be outside for long durations,” NWS’ Los Angeles office tweeted.

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Phoenix hits record October highs during heat wave before wrapping up its warm season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Phoenix hits record October highs during heat wave before wrapping up its warm season

The Independent  

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Phoenix Breaks Heat Records, Setting New October Highs
2 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months 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 …

As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature

LA Times  

Heat-related mortality is on the rise in the United States, where high temperatures have caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 21,500 people since 1999, new research has found. “There’s probably a little bit of both going on,” he said, adding that “the numbers are probably undercounted.” Still, the findings underscore heat’s role as the deadliest of all …

Dry desert heat blasts much of the US Southwest despite some cooling rain in Phoenix
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dry desert heat blasts much of the US Southwest despite some cooling rain in Phoenix

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Daytime desert heat is blasting much of the U.S. Southwest, but some monsoon rain spelled brief weekend relief for the city of Phoenix. The monsoon rain came after Saturday night’s low of 93 degrees in Phoenix had tied a city record set last year of 35 overnight lows in the 90s. Gabriel Lojero, another meteorologist, said the high …

A man got third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A man got third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California’s Death Valley National Park over the weekend, park rangers said Thursday. Because of language issues, the rangers said they were not immediately able to determine whether the 42-year-old Belgian’s flip-flops were somehow broken or were lost at Mesquite Flat …

Death Valley heat melts skin off a man’s feet after he lost his flip-flops in the dunes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Death Valley heat melts skin off a man’s feet after he lost his flip-flops in the dunes

LA Times  

A man hikes out onto the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures were as high as 125 degrees this month, on July 8. According to a National Park Service news release, the 42-year-old Belgian tourist was taking a short walk Saturday in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or …

Suspected Phoenix area heat deaths soar amid a record-breaking summer
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Suspected Phoenix area heat deaths soar amid a record-breaking summer

CNN  

CNN — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. It typically takes two-to-three months to complete a heat death investigation and 75% of deaths under investigation last year were confirmed as heat related, Jeff Johnston, Maricopa County’s chief medical examiner, told CNN. About 100 of the suspected heat …

We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees.

New York Times  

We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Phoenix July 10, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Phoenix July 10, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Phoenix July 10, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Phoenix July 10, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Surprise FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION RESERVATION SALT RIVER PIMA–MARICOPA …

Another round of relentless, hazardous heat forecast across the West
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Another round of relentless, hazardous heat forecast across the West

LA Times  

Gail Gomez plays in the water fountain at the Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Another round of significant heat across California’s interior is expected to bring potentially dangerous conditions back to the state, with weather officials warning of “relentless” heat risk over the Southwest beginning this weekend. The National Weather Service warned of a mid-July heat …

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including retirees in Oregon, a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California and a 10-year-old boy who collapsed while hiking with his family on a Phoenix trail. “The floods, droughts, wildfires, heat waves, hurricanes, thunderstorms: We have activated all this extreme …

How Death Valley National Park tries to keep visitors alive amid record heat
6 months ago

How Death Valley National Park tries to keep visitors alive amid record heat

LA Times  

As temperatures swelled to 128 degrees, Death Valley National Park rangers got a call that a group of six motorcyclists were in distress. It was an “all-hands-on-deck call,” said Spencer Solomon, Death Valley National Park’s emergency medical coordinator. Visitors walk out onto the salt flats at Badwater Basin, taking advantage of cooler morning temperatures on a day when the mercury …

Tourists defy heatwave warnings by US to capture Death Valley's unique landscape
6 months ago

Tourists defy heatwave warnings by US to capture Death Valley's unique landscape

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the US are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist’s death over the weekend. ““It’s not cited to be an official temperature sensor,” …

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
6 months ago

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

Associated Press  

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist’s death over the weekend. “This is an incredibly popular …

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
6 months ago

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

Hindustan Times  

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. were still drawn to Death Valley National Park on Monday, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth's hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist's death over the weekend. Tourists still flock to …

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
6 months ago

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

Associated Press  

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. were still drawn to Death Valley National Park on Monday, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth’s hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist’s death over the weekend. Kind of like walking …

‘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 …

Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
6 months ago

Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. Phoenix set a new daily record Sunday for the warmest low temperature: it …

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
6 months, 1 week ago

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “Last year’s record …

Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
6 months, 1 week ago

Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Three Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border as high temperatures soar well into the triple digits across parts of the Southwest. The U.S. Border Patrol reported Friday that the bodies of two men, ages 44 and 18, and a 17-year-old girl were found in the desert early Wednesday in an …

US summer heat: Forecast says hot weather is here to stay
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US summer heat: Forecast says hot weather is here to stay

CNN  

CNN — Summer is off to a sweltering start after multiple record-breaking heat events sent temperatures soaring for millions of people in the US. And the sobering summer reality on a planet warming due to fossil fuel pollution is the heat isn’t going anywhere – it’s only going to get more frequent and intense as global temperatures rise. “Summers like …

More than 75m in US under heat alerts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 75m in US under heat alerts

China Daily  

Children cool off at Crown Fountain in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, as temperatures reached a record high of 36.1 C on Monday. SCOTT OLSON/AFP PHOENIX — More than 75 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts on Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs …

Tens of millions in the US remain under dangerous heat warnings
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tens of millions in the US remain under dangerous heat warnings

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Extreme heat alerts continued …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires
6 months, 3 weeks ago

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires

Associated Press  

The United States is bracing for chaotic weather this week, with the South set to experience another heat wave following a short respite from searing temperatures earlier this month. And it’s not just the U.S. Across the Northern Hemisphere, in Europe and Asia, extreme temperatures are causing deadly heatstroke and early wildfires ahead of the start of the astronomical summer …

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

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 …

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100
7 months ago

Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. “There’s a very high-pressure system over the Southwest that’s bringing the first heat wave of the …

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; …

Scorching temperatures prompt excessive heat warnings in southwest U.S.
7 months ago

Scorching temperatures prompt excessive heat warnings in southwest U.S.

NPR  

Scorching temperatures prompt excessive heat warnings in southwest U.S. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: NPR's Kirk Siegler reports that more than 10 million people are under excessive heat warnings in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California until the weekend. SIEGLER: This week, Tucson passed new heat ordinances that will give city workers more breaks and get more heat relief kits, including …

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 …

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

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
7 months, 1 week ago

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Terrified of being assaulted in a shelter, Pearl Marion couch surfed with family members and friends during last year’s blistering summer so she didn’t have to sleep outdoors. “People need cooling centers to be open longer and on weekends,” said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County Department of Public Health medical director. “The other important piece we learned is …

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Arizona’s most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Arizona’s most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year — more than 50% higher than 2022 and another consecutive annual record in arid metro Phoenix. The numbers in the preliminary report by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health alarmed officials in America’s hottest big metro, raising …

Arizona’s Maricopa County has a new record for heat-associated deaths after the hottest summer
1 year, 2 months ago

Arizona’s Maricopa County has a new record for heat-associated deaths after the hottest summer

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Maricopa County set a new record Thursday for annual heat-associated deaths, with 425 tallied so far this year, the same number confirmed for all of 2022. Maricopa County, the hottest metropolitan area in the U.S. and home to Phoenix, said the 425 deaths were confirmed as of Oct. 14. “Even with extreme heat like we saw this …

The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
1 year, 2 months ago

The toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county — still being tallied after the area’s hottest summer ever recorded — has soared over 360, alarming public health officials who say the final count will surely set a new record. “It definitely looks like we’ll see more deaths than last year and maybe even more than 500,” …

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, 4 months ago

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

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 A historic heat wave continues …

End may be in sight for Phoenix’s historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year
1 year, 4 months ago

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

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. In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, …

Phoenix temperatures will heat up to the extreme once again this weekend
1 year, 4 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. …

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sight
1 year, 5 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 …

Phoenix Has Ended 31-day Streak Of Highs At Or Above 110 Degrees
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

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