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Record Heat Sparks Warnings, Stokes Wildfires In Western U.S
2016-06-20 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday as a heat wave baked the region in record, triple-digit temperatures, stoking flames in California from the coastal foothills outside Santa Barbara to desert brush near the Mexican border. Excessive heat advisories and "red flag warnings" for extreme fire conditions were in effect across southern portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, the National Weather Service reported on the eve of the first official day...
Battle intensifies as Santa Barbara fire grows amid heat wave
2016-06-20 04:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A massive heat wave descended on Southern California on Sunday, bringing record-breaking temperatures and fueling fires throughout the region, including one in Silver Lake that threatened homes and forced the closure of the 2 Freeway for several hours. Temperatures hit triple-digits in several valley and inland area cities, sending residents to air-conditioned shops and movie theaters as fire officials kept a wary eye on the forecast, worried that dry, gusty winds would make already-ripe fire...
At 118, Phoenix heat breaks record for June 19
2016-06-20 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Phoenix has broken a hot-weather record set nearly 50 years ago on this date, hitting 118 degrees amid a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest. The National Weather Service says the high temperature surpassed the record for June 19 just before 1 p.m. Plus, meteorologist Mark O'Malley says there are still a few more hours to go before the temperature reaches its peak. Forecasters say some areas could see a high of up to 120. The previous record was 115 back in 1968. A strengthening ridge...
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'Rare, dangerous' heat headed parts of Western US
2016-06-19 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: It's a dry heat, Phoenix residents like to say about Arizona's hot weather. That bravado may vanish as the thermometer flirts with 120 degrees this weekend. Phoenix won't be alone in the oven. A strengthening ridge of high pressure lifting out of Mexico is on course to also scorch other parts of Arizona and Southern California, bringing potentially record-shattering temperatures. Though accustomed to triple digits, the upcoming heat spell is a rarity in Phoenix, a desert metropolis of 1.5 million...
Extreme heat to sear Southwest, plains: Phoenix could approach 120 degrees
2016-06-19 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will spread toward the Southwest this weekend while continuing to impact parts of the Plains and South. Some cities have already received record-breaking temperatures this week: Columbia, Missouri, broke its old record high of 96 degrees (set in 1952) by reaching 99 degrees on Wednesday. Des Moines, Iowa, tied its old record high of 96 degrees (set in 1913) on Wednesday. The most extreme heat in the coming days will be in the Desert Southwest where...
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