Roughly 130 million people were under threat over the weekend and into next week from a long-running heat wave that broke or tied records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.
A water-dropping helicopter drops on flames from the advancing Lake Fire in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024.
“A dangerous and historic heatwave is just getting started across the area, with temperatures expected to peak during the Sunday-Wednesday timeframe,” the National Weather Service in Las Vegas said in an updated forecast.In Las Vegas, where the mercury hit 100 F by 10:30 a.m., Marko Boscovich said the best way to beat the heat is in a seat at a slot machine with a cold beer inside an air-conditioned casino.
“How hot are we talking? Well, high temperatures across won't get below 100 degrees until next weekend,” the service posted online. “And unfortunately, there won't be much relief overnight either."More extreme highs are in the near forecast, including 129 F for Sunday at Furnace Creek, California, in Death Valley National Park, and then around 130 F through Wednesday.
That does not include the death of a 10-year-old boy last week in Phoenix who suffered a “heat-related medical event” while hiking with family at South Mountain Park and Preserve, according to police.Firefighters dispatched aircraft and helicopters to drop water or retardant on a series of wildfires in California.
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