Hot as Hell

[marmar]

LAS VEGAS — Forecasters called for more supercharged temperatures Sunday as a heat wave gripped the Southwest, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized in serious condition in heat-aggravated incidents in this sunbaked city.

Temperatures in Las Vegas shot up to 115 degrees on Saturday afternoon, two degrees short of a record, while Phoenix baked in 119 degrees. Large swaths of California sweltered under extreme heat warnings, which are expected to last into Tuesday night – and maybe even longer.

In Death Valley – known as the hottest place on Earth – temps reached 125, according to the National Weather Service. Death Valley's record high of 134 degrees, set nearly a century ago on July 10, 1913, stands as the planet's highest recorded temperature.

Las Vegas fire and rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski said paramedics responded to a home without air conditioning and found an elderly man dead. He said while the man had medical issues, paramedics thought the heat worsened his condition. ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/30/heat-wave-west_n_3524642.html

[LiberalEsto]

1. Yikes. I hope everyone stays safe

and has a place to keep cool.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I have not turned the scanner on yet.

But it is already hot

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Temperatures in Phoenix have not dropped below 90 degrees since 7 a.m. MT Thursday

says Accu Weather report.

That is deadly, when the body cannot cool down at night.