An unforgiving heat wave is gripping much of the Lower 48, bringing triple-digit temperatures to the nation’s three most populous states — California, Texas and Florida — and poised to set a litany of records.
Heat indexes, a metric that gauges how much stress the heat and humidity will place on the human body, will be downright dangerous in many spots. Excessive-heat warnings blanket much of California, southern Nevada, western Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma, while heat advisories cover the surrounding areas, as well as part of Florida.
Across the Southwest, meteorologists are warning that the heat risk is “extreme” and could have dire consequences, such as an “increase in heat-related illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.” Heat stroke can quickly prove fatal. Excessive heat kills far more Americans annually than do hurricanes and tornadoes combined and disproportionately affects the elderly, the poor and other systemically vulnerable populations.
Outside the South, parts of the southern Plains and Midwest are also sweltering. The peak heat index Wednesday is forecast to be 106 in Kansas City, Mo., and a blistering 112 in Topeka, Kan.Heat is a staple of the summertime, but this heat wave is in a league of its own. In addition to the magnitude of the heat, enough to establish scores of new records, the temperatures are remarkable for their duration.
That heat dome is expanding and now stretches from the eastern Pacific and the Baja Peninsula to Florida. By early next week it’s expected to expand northward and take hold of most of the country.In the Southwest, the heat is dry but punishing. Phoenix isn’t alone in expecting absurd highs approaching 120 degrees. Las Vegas is likely to tie its all-time record high of 117 degrees on Sunday and Monday. If the city makes it to one degree higher, it would breach uncharted territory.
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