June 19, 2016
Breaking: Parts of west of United States will be hit by 120 degree heatwave which is life-threatening.
In 120 degree temperatures, some airplanes might not take off. Power grids strain as the outside air keeps transmission lines from cooling. And for desert dwellers, a cold bottle of water and some shade can mean the difference between life and death.
Parts of the U.S. Southwest, long accustomed to triple-digit temperatures, are preparing for a heat wave.
In Phoenix, the high for Saturday was 111. But meteorologists believe the next two days could be record-breaking. Officials are warning residents the mercury may rise to 120 on Sunday and Monday, approaching the city's record of 122.
"If we are going to 115 or 120, people need to realize they are really in a life-threatening situation if they don't wet themselves down and drink water," said Kevin Kalkbrenner, Phoenix's director of homeland security and emergency management.
Excessive heat contributed to 84 deaths in the state last year, officials said in Maricopa County, the state's largest. Officials already confirmed this year's first heat-related death — an elderly woman who died from heat exposure in her backyard in early June.
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Breaking: Parts of west of United States will be hit by 120 degree heatwave which is life-threatening.
In 120 degree temperatures, some airplanes might not take off. Power grids strain as the outside air keeps transmission lines from cooling. And for desert dwellers, a cold bottle of water and some shade can mean the difference between life and death.
Parts of the U.S. Southwest, long accustomed to triple-digit temperatures, are preparing for a heat wave.
In Phoenix, the high for Saturday was 111. But meteorologists believe the next two days could be record-breaking. Officials are warning residents the mercury may rise to 120 on Sunday and Monday, approaching the city's record of 122.
"If we are going to 115 or 120, people need to realize they are really in a life-threatening situation if they don't wet themselves down and drink water," said Kevin Kalkbrenner, Phoenix's director of homeland security and emergency management.
Excessive heat contributed to 84 deaths in the state last year, officials said in Maricopa County, the state's largest. Officials already confirmed this year's first heat-related death — an elderly woman who died from heat exposure in her backyard in early June.
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