Posted on 07/13/2023 8:01:35 PM PDT by Libloather
The southwest is dealing with a dangerous heat wave that could bring temperatures as high as 130 degrees in the desert, as 113 million Americans currently live under heat warnings.
Blistering conditions will build Friday and throughout the weekend in the central and southern parts of the state, where many residents should prepare for the hottest weather of the year, the National Weather Service warned.
Known as a 'heat dome' to meteorologists, the phenomenon is now set to persist through much of the month - scorching metros in Arizona, Nevada, and California in the process.
Midday highs were mostly expected to be above 100 degrees, and desert areas like California’s Death Valley could reach a scorching 130 by Sunday, forecasters said.
Photos showed empty, baking playgrounds in Arizona with 108 degree temperatures keeping kids inside, as well as people going to desperate lengths to remain cool while outdoors in Los Angeles.
Across southern California, public libraries, senior centers and police department lobbies were being prepared to open as cooling centers while the heat worsened, especially in the desert areas where temperatures were expected to soar well past triple digits.
Little relief is expected overnight, when temperatures could remain in the 80s. Excessive heat warnings and watches were posted or set to take effect for much of the state through the weekend.
In the Southern California city of Palm Springs, John Summers, who is homeless, climbed through a dry riverbed Thursday to seek shade at a homeless encampment. The high was expected to near 110 degrees.
'I just use water,' Summers said. 'You know, I basically just use water as much as I can. And hit shade. And you know the mall, wherever they´ll let you in.'
Palm Springs has just 20 indoor beds at its sole overnight shelter...
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Now is a good time to shut down fossil fuel plants and conserve electricity. IF you survive, you did it for Mudder Erf.
and liberals want to outlaw air conditioners!- in hteir sick mind- people dying from heat stroke will boost their ‘mankind is causing climate change’ agenda
And series.
Pretty certain its been a LOT hotter and a LOT colder somewhere along the line. With, what?!, ZERO input from humans.
Haha, Death Valley could reach 130 degrees in the summertime. In other news it gets within 5 degrees of this every year.
Tucson
Well, I am going to the range in the morning to punch some holes in paper. Range closes at 1400 during summer, but I will be done long before that.
Heading to the gym afternoon. How do we survive?
This is the desert, has been.
Ca is thinking about passing a law that home/apt renters must have AC! You can’t make this garbage up!
https://www.designingdisney.com/parks/disneyland-resort/grand-opening-disneyland/
“Southern California was suffering from a record heat wave with temperatures of over a 100 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Current temperature: 79 degrees Fahrenheit
“No one will survive this. It’s hugh. ”
And series too.
It’s called summer, idiots.
“baking playgrounds in Arizona with 108 degree temperatures keeping kids inside”
OMG
108 whole degrees FAHRENHEIT in Phoenix
* Gasp *
Someone tell the stupid inbred Brit that it’s a cool day in July if that’s in Phoenix. Usually like 110-115 this part of July. Maybe 120. Pretty normal. Monsoon will be startin’ up soon.
Beyond ridiculous.
Every day there’s been a report on “climate change” is causing the heatwave. Here in the south (Texas) we’re used to 6 months of heat and then a swift winter. Words like “intense”, “brutal”, “deadly”, and more dominate their headlines to condition people into thinking it’s “climate change”. Forest or wildfire? Climate change. Heatwave? Climate change. Little to no major hurricanes? Climate change. Strong winter blizzard? Climate change...blah blah blah. The media has become a parody of itself. Oh yeah, and FJB
It starts on the 21at of June every year. Here in the southwest, we call it summer.
It happens every summer here in AZ.
Yeah it’s summer, so what. BFD
So true, and I know because I live near Death Valley.
lol- i think they truly are insane there-
North Carolina had the coolest spring, early summer in recent memory.
I talked with warmist friend of mine that told me cooling is regional.
Warming isn’t?
What a load of horsesh%t.
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