{"id":2289931,"date":"2024-07-06T13:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heat-wave-shatters-records-across-us-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-for-the-heartland\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:45:12","slug":"heat-wave-shatters-records-across-us-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-for-the-heartland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heat-wave-shatters-records-across-us-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-for-the-heartland\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Wave Shatters Records Across US &#8211; The Worst Is Yet to Come for the Heartland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheat-wave-shatters-records-across-us-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-for-the-heartland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Roughly 130 million people are\u2064 currently under\u200c threat\u200c from a heatwave \u200dthat \u200chas \u200calready broken records with dangerously\u200d high temperatures and is expected \u2064to shatter more\u2064 on the\u2064 East Coast to the West Coast. According to forecasters, \u2063oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. Records \u200care expected to be broken in cities like Eugene, Portland, and Salem in\u2063 Oregon. With millions seeking relief in cooling centers from Arizona \u2062to Virginia, meteorologist Jacob Asherman described\u2062 the event as &#8220;pretty anomalous.&#8221; Music fans \u2064at the Waterfront Blues Festival in\u2062 Portland dealt \u2063with the heat by staying hydrated and finding shade. California&#8217;s Death\u200d Valley set a new heat record \u200bwith temperatures reaching 127 degrees \u200bFahrenheit, with even hotter temperatures expected in the coming days.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 6, 2024 at 7:50am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Roughly 130 million people are under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that has already broken records with dangerously high temperatures \u2014 and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nightmare-situation-tesla-dies-heatwave-trapping-toddler-inside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oppressive heat<\/a> and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>In Oregon, records could be broken in cities including Eugene, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-hellhole-portland-battles-highly-contagious-bacteria-spread-via-feces-sexual-intercourse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland<\/a> and Salem, Asherman said. Dozens of other records throughout the U.S. could fall, Asherman said, causing millions to seek relief from the blanket of heat in cooling centers from Bullhead City, Arizona, to Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly a pretty anomalous event that we\u2019re expecting here, which looks like it will continue through at least midweek,\u201d Asherman said.<\/p>\n<p>At the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, music fans dealt with heat Friday by drinking cold water, seeking refuge in the shade or freshening up under water misters.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Quiroz, 31, kept her scarf and hat wet and applied sunscreen at she protected herself from the heat at the music festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely a difference between the shade and the sun,\u201d Quiroz said. \u201cBut when you\u2019re in the sun, it feels like you\u2019re cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a new heat record for the day was set in California\u2019s Death Valley \u2014 one of the hottest places on Earth. The previous high was shattered by 5 degrees F, with the mercury climbing to 127 degrees F. The old mark of 122 degrees F was last tied in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>More extreme highs are in the near forecast, including 129 degrees F for Sunday at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, and then around 130 degrees F through Wednesday. The hottest temperature ever officially recorded on Earth was 134 degrees F in Death Valley in July 1913, though some experts dispute that measurement and say the real record was 130 degrees F recorded there in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a record high for the date of 118 degrees F in Phoenix, where highs of 115 degrees F or hotter were forecast through Wednesday. In Needles, California, where the National Weather Service has records dating to 1888, the high of 122 degrees F edged the old mark of 121 degrees F set in 2007. It was 124 degrees F in Palm Springs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/californias-20-minimum-wage-sinks-san-fran-mcdonalds-gut-wrenching-loss-30-years-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The worst is yet to come across much of the West, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-sets-record-for-energy-usage-as-demand-surges-during-heat-wave\/\" title=\"Texas Sets Record For Energy Usage As Demand Surges During Heat Wave\">triple-digit temperatures<\/a> likely \u2014 between 15 and 30 degrees F higher than average into next week, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern U.S. was also bracing for more hot temperatures. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/company-ship-took-baltimore-key-bridge-responds-may-protected-173-year-old-titanic-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore<\/a> and others parts of Maryland were under an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farmers-worry-amid-drought-conditions-across-western-u-s\/\" title=\"Farmers worry amid drought conditions across Western U.S.\">excessive heat warning<\/a>, as heat index values could climb to 110 degrees F, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-embarasses-himself-after-people-find-out-how-long-his-thirst-strike-lasted\/\" title=\"Democrat&#039;s Embarrassing Thirst Strike Duration Exposed\">air-conditioned room<\/a>, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,\u201d a National Weather Service advisory for the Baltimore area said. \u201cYoung children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heat-related deaths are starting to mount<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County, which encompasses Phoenix, there have been at least 13 confirmed heat-related deaths this year, along with more than 160 other suspected heat deaths, which are still under investigation, according to the county\u2019s most recent report.<\/p>\n<p>That does not include the death of a 10-year-old boy earlier this week in Phoenix who suffered a \u201cheat-related medical event\u201d while hiking with family at South Mountain Park and Preserve, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 130 million people are at risk from a prolonged heat wave that has already set records with extremely high temperatures and is expected to break more records from the East Coast to the West Coast, according to forecasters. The heat and humidity could combine to push temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. Records could be broken in cities like Eugene, Portland, and Salem in Oregon. Many people are seeking relief from the heat in cooling centers across the country. The extreme temperatures are expected to continue at least through midweek. In California&#8217;s Death Valley, a new heat record was set with temperatures reaching 127 degrees Fahrenheit, and even higher temperatures are forecasted for the coming days. Heat-related deaths are already occurring, with at least 13 confirmed deaths in Arizona&#8217;s Maricopa County this year. Authorities are urging people to stay hydrated, stay cool, and check on vulnerable individuals during the heat wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2289932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7b23a728df944c46a88c4aff930d2a55-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33655,15380,33478,11451,32405],"class_list":["post-2289931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-extreme-weather","tag-heartland","tag-heat-wave","tag-record-breaking","tag-united-states"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7b23a728df944c46a88c4aff930d2a55-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}