– You get into the car that has been outside, and it’s like 60 degrees. Then the sweat runs. I’ve seen the guys faint and shake. It’s brutal, says Jeff, who works at one of the hotels in Las Vegas.
This is what he says The Guardian.
Las Vegas is boiling in the middle of a burning heat wave, and it will get worse, writes The Guardian.
In the midst of the devastating heatwave, heaps of tourists line up in unbearable temperatures to take pictures with the famous Las Vegas sign.
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By midnight Wednesday, two days after the blazing heat wave hit the southwestern United States, the air in Las Vegas had just begun to cool. Throughout the day, and the days that followed, temperatures in the desert city were near historically high.
It peaked with temperatures of as much as 46.6 degrees Celsius, which is a new heat record for temperatures so early in the year, writes The Guardian.
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In addition, dust and smoke from nearby forest fires hover in the warm air, which casts a brown mist over the valley.
In Death Valley, California, on Thursday, thermometers read 53.3 degrees. This reports Washington Post.
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– Nevada’s climate is changing, reports the Nevada government’s climate initiative on its website.
The first of several
Researchers predict that this week’s heat wave will be the first of several to hit the southwestern United States before the summer is over. Driven by the climate crisis and intensified by the city’s expansive growth, Las Vegas is already boiling in the heat, and it will get worse, writes The Guardian.
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas tweets appeals to residents in large letters, asking people to stay hydrated and indoors.
“Prolonged heat waves are DEADLY”, the weather center tweeted last week.
⚠️EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UPDATE⚠️: The Excessive Heat Warning has been ????EXTENDED????to include SUNDAY until 8PM. The longer the period the more it can affect people & animals and mechanical equipment. ⚠️TAKE PRECAUTIONS⚠️. Cooling stations are available. Drink plenty of water! pic.twitter.com/vQCApxV63t
– Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) June 17, 2021
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– Never registered such serious conditions
Millions of air conditioners are in use at the same time, and the electrical grid is congested, threatening the states of Texas and California with shutdowns, writes Washington Post.
– Never before have such serious conditions been registered over such a large area so early in the summer.
This is what climate researcher at Washington State University Deepti Singh tells the Washington Post.
