This summer’s punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery.
The country's preeminent desert city has long sweltered through such brutal heat. And there areHere are some of the ways residents in metropolitan Phoenix have learned to adapt to unruly heat.Phoenix backyards are a symphony of humming and whirring beginning in the spring as monster A/C units rattle to life.
Foam handles protect vulnerable hands from hot metal knobs on exterior doors. Pet owners outfit their furry friends in booties to keep their paws from getting singed.Arizona sizzles through more than 300 sunny days annually. Beyond slathering on sunscreen, desert dwellers have other ways to keep the UV at bay.
There's also natural shade, better known as trees. Electric utility Salt River Project offers its customers free shade trees for their property if they sit through a Zoom course.
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