“It’s hell”: New heat records set in US

“It’s Hell”
New heat records are being set in the US

7/17/2023 4:12 am

The US West and South are experiencing record temperatures. More than 80 million people are affected by extreme heat. 52 degrees Celsius is measured in Death Valley. A heat warning has been issued for Miami for the first time.

Across the western and southern United States, millions of people felt unrelenting heat with high temperatures on Sunday. The National Weather Service NWS again warned of an “oppressive and extremely dangerous heat wave.” “From southern Florida to the Gulf Coast to the Southwest, more than 80 million people are under extreme heat warnings or heat warnings,” the NWS said.

In Southern California, thermometers soared from 41 to 43 degrees Celsius in some places on Saturday, with similarly brutal temperatures on Sunday. According to the NWS, a high of 46 degrees is expected in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.

52 Grady im Death Valley

• I’m famous In Death Valley California, one of the hottest places in the world, recorded a temperature of 52 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Visitors to the national park were treated to a “life-threatening daytime heatwave” according to the NWS, which is expected to last through Tuesday evening. The heat felt like it was “burning” into the skin, Eliana Luna told MSNBC on Sunday. “You can feel the heat running down your back.”
• city Idlewild 1645 meters above sea level east of Los Angeles recorded a temperature of 37.7 degrees on Saturday.
• In Phoenix In the southwestern state of Arizona, temperatures reached 45 degrees on Sunday — the city’s 17th straight day with a high above 43 degrees. A severe heat warning has been issued in the city till Wednesday evening.
• to Miami In Florida, the weather service has issued an extreme heat warning since Sunday, as a mix of heat and humidity expected a “feel-good” temperature of 44 degrees. “It’s hell, it’s hot, it’s very hot,” holidaymaker Lola See told AFP news agency on the famous Ocean Boulevard. “I’ve never experienced heat like this before,” he added.
• City dwellers Houston Texas has been called into effect Monday from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM to conserve power. The consumption of air conditioning systems has increased massively.

“Not the usual desert heat”

“This heat wave is not typical desert heat,” the NWS Las Vegas office said on Twitter Thursday. “Their long duration, extreme daytime temperatures and warm nights” are unusual, the weather service said.

Heat is the deadliest weather event in the United States most years. According to scientists, climate change is making heat waves more frequent, hotter and longer.

Meanwhile, in the eastern province of Pennsylvania, officials have reported that 5 people have died due to floods caused by heavy rains. Two children were missing after Saturday’s storm. According to this, 18 centimeters of rain fell within an hour. Cars were swept away by the flood.