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June 29, 2017, Greece heat wave - hot air mass from Sahara Desert extended to the Balkans resulting in temperatures of 42˚C to 45˚C for three consecutive days. [75] In September 2017 a heat wave affected a large portion of the Eastern United States; it is notable for producing unusually hot temperatures the latest in a calendar year in places ...
There was also a dramatic increase in heat related illnesses; a six-fold increase in heat-related emergency room visits, and 10-fold increase in hospitalizations. [ 52 ] A study of seven counties impacted by the 2006 heat wave found a 9 percent increase in daily mortality per 10 degrees Fahrenheit change in apparent temperature for all counties ...
State officials said it was the worst heat wave to hit Northern and Southern California simultaneously in 57 years. [25] Front-page newspaper coverage described some individual deaths. [26] By July 29, the mounting death toll left the coroner's office in Fresno overwhelmed and double-stacking bodies. [27]
The heat streak matched similar six-day streaks set in September 2023, August 1996 and June 1985. Grant Craton catches his son Finn, 4, as he dives into the Templeton pool, run by San Luis Obispo ...
The hot spell that’s baked Northern California in triple-digit temperatures for nearly a week has broken several records in Sacramento — though forecasters say it’s starting to wind down ...
Lee'Onna Thompson, 11, carries her 1-year-old sister Leezariah Daniels to cool off from a triple-digit heat wave in the interactive fountain at the Weber Point Events Center in downtown Stockton ...
Further south, on June 19, 20 and 21, Toronto experienced its first official early season heat wave (In Canada, a heat wave is defined as three or more consecutive days with temperatures at or above 32 °C (89.6 °F)), with temperatures ranging between 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) and 34.5 °C (94.1 °F) and the minimum temperature on June 20 not ...
A late-summer heat wave is scorching Los Angeles and the broader West Coast this week. Downtown Los Angeles is flirting with triple-digit temperatures, maybe even for consecutive days.