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On July 5, Palm Springs, California reached 124 °F (51 °C), breaking the record for the city's highest temperature. [16] On July 6, Redding, California saw 119 °F (48.3 °C) temperatures, breaking its all-time record. [17] That day, it was reported that Phoenix, Arizona had seen 13 heat-related deaths in 2024, with 160 more unconfirmed. [4]
The core of the heat sweltering in the western part of the United States will slowly shift inland into mid-September, but it will take until early this week before coastal areas of Southern ...
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
The punishing heat wave microwaving Southern California is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region for the next few days.
2016 Indian heatwave was a record heatwave in April and May of that year. A national record high temperature of 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) was set in the town of Phalodi , in the state of Rajasthan . Over 160 people died with 330 million affected to some degree.
As an unrelenting heat wave enters its 39th consecutive day, millions of people from California to Florida are asking: When will it end? The prospects look grim as a heat dome bounces about the ...
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [6]2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline.
October 18, 2023 at 12:42 PM. ... Read more:Mid-October heat wave rises in Southern California, increasing fire risk. ... Each year, extreme heat kills more Americans than any other climate-fueled ...