![]() ![]() ![]() REUTERS/Louiza Vradi Louiza Vradi/Reuters ![]() Visitors walk in front of the Acropolis' Propylaea, during a heatwave in Athens, Greece, July 14, 2023. Patients may fall on the pavement due to dehydration, heat stroke or another medical condition, he said. LoVecchio said that pavement in the sun can reach up to 180 degrees. Valleywise Health Medical Center Communications Director Michael Murphy told CNN that in some extreme cases, they are placing patients in body bags packed with ice to help cool them off, adding the burn center has been “slammed” with patients experiencing contact burns. LoVecchio said it could take as little as five to 10 minutes to cause brain cell death at these high temperatures. Patients being placed in body bags with iceĪt Valleywise Health Medical Center, LoVecchio said he has seen three to four cases per shift of patients who faced death without emergency treatment.īody temperatures of 107 or higher can result in death or permanent brain damage. warnings, according to the National Weather Service. ![]() A heat dome over Texas that has expanded to California, Nevada and Arizona is subjecting millions of Americans to excessive heat. “Temperatures and heat indices will reach levels that would pose a health risk, and be potentially deadly, to anyone without effective and/or adequate hydration.”Ī person cools off amid searing heat on July 16, 2023, in Phoenix. “Take the heat seriously and avoid extended time outdoors,” the weather service said. The previous record for consecutive days over 100 was 23 in 1994. Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona El Paso, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas and Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida, are all having their hottest July’s on record to date, according to NOAA climate data.Įl Paso reached 100 degrees for the 32nd straight day, “with no end in sight,” the weather service tweeted. Over 35 daily high temperature records were broken on Sunday alone, according to the weather service, with Death Valley, California, hitting a daily record-breaking 128 degrees and Las Vegas shattering its record with 116 degrees. More than 1,500 record-high temperatures were recorded in the US so far this month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty ImagesĮnduring heat wave continues to choke the Southwest as high temperatures will move east Extreme heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the United States, according to official data, with the elderly, the very young, people with mental illness and chronic diseases at highest risk. Global surface temperatures have increased by about 2F (1.1C) since 1880, making extreme heat more frequent. Climate scientists are sounding alarm about the impact of human-caused global warming, and warning 2023 is on track to be the warmest since records began. Satya Soviet Patnaik shields himself from the sun while waiting in line to take a photo at the historic Welcome to Las Vegas Sign during a heat wave in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 14, 2023. The heat is expected to continue across the region through at least July 28, and overnight temperatures will provide very little relief, the National Weather Service warned. There have been heat alerts for dangerously high temperatures in the Southwest – stretching from Texas to Arizona – for 38 consecutive days dating back to June 10.Īnd the streak shows no signs of ending any time soon. It’s not just Arizona sweltering in the intense heat: Over 90 million people are under heat advisories across the United States, including at least 50 million who have been under heat alerts for the past 10 days. Phoenix has a total of 60 hydration stations, 30 cooling centers and four respite centers for those needing heat relief, Kelly Taft, communications director for Maricopa Association of Governments, told CNN. With residents cranking up their air conditioning this heat wave, Arizona Public Service utility customers’ demand on Saturday set the record for the most electricity used at once in the utility’s history, according to a news release from the company. Heat is the number one killer of all natural disasters, studies show, and as temperatures continue to rise, scientists expect it to make even more people ill. “The hospital has not been this busy with overflow since a few peaks in the Covid pandemic.” “The heat is taking a major toll,” emergency room doctor Frank LoVecchio from Valleywise Health Medical Center told CNN. The dangerously hot temperatures are also taxing hospitals as people suffering from heat-related illnesses seek treatment. What record warm ocean temperatures could mean for hurricane season ![]()
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