Even desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave smacking the Southwest this week
. Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California are getting hit with 100-degree-plus temps and excessive heat warnings. PHOENIX — — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip ofsmacking Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California this week with 100-degree-plus temps and excessive heat warnings.
“We’re homeless, so we don’t have a choice. Well, we have a choice: We can sit at the park and swelter in the heat, but no thank you. This is much better,” Brown said. In 2016, officials voted to ban hiking with dogs on trails when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit . City park rangers oversee enforcement and citations for violations, said Adam Waltz, a city spokesperson.
Stepping outside is like walking into a giant hair dryer. Accidentally brushing metal and other surfaces can feel like touching a hot stove. The city is in its third year of implementing a Cool Pavement program. Pavement that reflects heat and sunlight has been installed on over 100 miles of asphalt. The new surface is supposed to lower ground temperature.
Isaiah Castellanos spent Monday morning inside the city library's downtown branch and planned to return after grabbing lunch. A liver transplant recipient, Castellanos said his medications make him sunburn easily. He can't afford to go to the movies or to a museum, so the free public library is his go-to place to escape his home, which doesn't have strong air conditioning.
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