A dangerous and widespread mid-June heat wave is bringing blowtorch-like heat, skyrocketing power demand, and “critical” wildfire danger to much of the West Tuesday through this weekend.
Why it matters: The heat is building in a region that is experiencing a record drought, leading to dangerous fire weather conditions, straining electrical grids, and causing water supplies to dwindle further. The heat itself may prove deadly.
Threat level: While the Southwest in particular is used to hot weather, this event could break all-time records in normally hot places like Las Vegas, where the all-time high temperature of 117°F could be toppled and overnight low temperatures won’t fall below 90°F for several days.
- The heat wave has engulfed regions from New Mexico to California, northeastward to Utah, and all the way north to the Canadian border, with temperatures approaching the century mark Tuesday in Wyoming and Montana.
Details: Heat warnings and advisories are in effect for tens of millions.
- Death Valley, Calif., which holds the U.S. record for hottest temperature ever recorded, could eclipse 120°F for several days, possibly […]
We lived in Scottsdale, Az the year they closed down the airport due to the heat….crazy.
Maybe planting more trees would/could be better than paving more of the world!
All while I experienced the worst flood in the history of my living in this home: My stupid dog somehow tipped over a bottle into the one drain in my cellar while we had a horrific rainstorm last Wednesday and i ended up with a foot of water in my cellar which also happens to be my office as well as the dogs place to sleep on his raised bed. It destroyed ten years worth of precious notes, books, and my financial information from the last ten years. I am still cleaning up using dehumidifiers after using a carpet cleaner which soaks up water. I sure wish it was dry here.
P.S.: I have lived in this home for over 30 years and never had this kind of problem.