Excessive heat warnings and watches are already affecting about 27.5 million people.
Share on email for the U.S. West so far this year that were building in California and the Desert Southwest Tuesday were expected to bring record temperatures to much of the region before expanding eastwards this week.extended from the central valley down through southern California's deserts, southern Nevada and southern and western Arizona on Tuesday evening, affecting about 27.5 million people.
Heat risk during the days-long U.S. heat wave was expected to peak over California's central valley on Wednesday before expanding into the Desert Southwest later this week, according to a National Weather Service forecastThere's a "good chance" for the temperature to top 112 degrees Fahrenheit in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Thursday, which the NWS would be the city's earliest observed 112°F on record.
"Little overnight relief will make for dangerous conditions for those without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration," the NWS said.that climate change has made this week's excessive heat "at least five times more likely, signifying an exceptional climate change event."Over 70% of world's workforce exposed to excessive heat each year, UN findsShare on linkedin
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