More than 6 million people in the United States are currently under extreme heat alerts issued by the NWS, while on Friday the heat alerts were in effect for nearly 29.7 million people, according to the National Integrated Heat Health Information System.
- Phoenix, the capital of the southwestern US state of Arizona, reached a staggering 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), its first high of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or more this year.
- This record-breaking high was accompanied by an equally record-breaking overnight temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29.4 degrees Celsius), 9 degrees Fahrenheit above average, according to the NWS.
Doctors warn that these heat warnings should not be taken lightly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hundreds of people die each year in the United States due to excessive heat, and the actual number is likely higher.
Last summer, some US regions endured weeks of scorching temperatures, causing a record death toll of about 2,300 people, surpassing the historic heat waves of 1980 and 1995, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of CDC data. Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Colorado all recorded more heat-related deaths in 2023 than in any year since at least 1979.
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Published: 00:10, June 9, 2024
Heat wave scorches Southwest US, leaving millions under alerts
By Xinhua
