The Southwest Braces for Record-Breaking Heat
People across the southwestern United States were trying to stay cool on Saturday as a punishing heat wave was posed to break temperature records.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for this weekend that covered more than 31 million people, mostly in Arizona, Nevada and California. Another 61 million people on the West Coast and in the South were under a heat advisory.
The Weather Service forecast 45 record-high temperatures across the country ahead of the weekend. Most of the predicted record-breaking temps were in the Southwest.
Municipalities and community organizations scrambled to provide water and cool shelter to their most vulnerable populations, primarily homeless individuals.
Source: The New York Times
