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Northern California urged to conserve power as heat wave peaks
2013-07-01 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's power grid operator on Monday issued a rare plea for customers in the north of the state to conserve energy over the next couple days as a heat wave blanketing the region is expected to peak just as the work week begins. As consumers cranked up their air conditioners to escape the brutal heat, power prices in California markets jumped to at least five-year highs. The California ISO, which operates the grid in most of California and parts of Nevada, issued a so-called flex alert...
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Western US states baked by blistering heat wave
2013-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Western US states are baking in an extended heat wave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth. In Phoenix, Arizona, the mercury hit 47C (116F) on Friday, and in the desert of Death Valley, California, the thermometer approached 51C. The heat wave is expected to last through the weekend. Cities in the region are opening cooling centres and officials fear the heat could delay air travel. 'Hurts to breathe' The temperatures are about 10C higher than...
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Southland's heat wave just getting started
2013-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The first day of a heat wave produced extreme temperatures Friday across Southern California, but forecasters say the real broiling will come this weekend. Heat records in Palmdale and Lancaster, which stand at 113 and 114 degrees, respectively, could be broken, National Weather Service specialist Stuart Seto said. The last significant heat wave to hit Southern California was five years ago, Seto said. The 2009 heat wave baked the region for about two weeks. In Los Angeles, the hot weather...
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NV Energy prepared for extra demand during heat wave
2013-06-29 06:40:01| Semiconductors - Topix.net
We could hit record energy usage in Clark County this weekend and the officials at NV Energy say they are ready.
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Dangerous heat wave forecast for Arizona, California deserts
2013-06-27 03:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A potentially deadly heat wave is expected to bear down on some Arizona and California desert areas in the next few days, forecasters said on Wednesday. The mercury is predicted to soar well past 110 degrees Fahrenheit and perhaps top 120F (40s and 50s degrees Celsius) starting on Friday in the deserts of southeast California and southern Arizona, Weather.com and the National Weather Service said. Forecasters said highs could top 118F (48C) in Phoenix on Saturday, potentially setting a new...
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