{"id":2290086,"date":"2024-07-06T23:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T03:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/long-running-blanket-of-heat-threatens-130-million-in-us-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T23:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T03:16:30","slug":"long-running-blanket-of-heat-threatens-130-million-in-us-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/long-running-blanket-of-heat-threatens-130-million-in-us-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in US &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Flong-running-blanket-of-heat-threatens-130-million-in-us-washington-examiner%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=2290086&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>The \u2062article discusses the long-running heatwave that is threatening approximately 130 million people in the\u2063 United States. Record-breaking temperatures have already been reported, with forecasts predicting even higher temperatures from the East \u200dCoast to the West Coast. Cities like\u200d Portland, Eugene, and Salem in Oregon are expected to break records, and cooling centers are \u200bbeing\u200c set up across\u2064 the country\u2064 to provide relief from the heat. The article also mentions heat-related deaths in Arizona and wildfires in California that are being exacerbated by the high temperatures. the situation is\u200c described as\u200d dangerous and historic, with \u200d<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 warnings<\/a> in place\u2062 for many \u200dareas.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T22:59:38-04:00\">July 6, 2024 10:59 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) \u2014<\/strong> Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures \u2014 and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 degrees Celsius) in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist with the National <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Weather<\/a> Service.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon<\/a>, records could be broken in cities including Eugene, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Portland<\/a> and Salem, Asherman said. Dozens of other records throughout the U.S. could fall, Asherman added, causing millions to seek relief from the blanket of heat in cooling centers from Bullhead City, Arizona, to Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said Saturday it was extending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-heatwave-grips-west-and-southwest-parts-of-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Massive heatwave grips west and southwest parts of the U.S.\">excessive heat warning<\/a> for much of the Southwest into Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dangerous and historic heatwave is just getting started across the area, with temperatures expected to peak during the Sunday-Wednesday timeframe,\u201d the National Weather Service in Las Vegas said in an updated forecast.<\/p>\n<p>Excessive heat will likely continue through Friday, the service said.<\/p>\n<p>In sweltering Las Vegas, where the temperature hit 100 degrees (37.7 C) by 10:30 a.m., Marko Boscovich said the best way to beat the heat is in a seat at a slot machine with a cold beer inside an air-conditioned casino.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you know, after it hits triple digits it\u2019s about all the same to me,\u201d said Boscovich, who was visiting from Sparks, Nevada to see a Dead &#038; Company concert later Saturday night at the Sphere. \u201cMaybe they\u2019ll play one of my favorites \u2014 `Cold Rain and Snow.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heat records being shattered across the southwest<\/h2>\n<p>By 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service said the temperature already had risen to 100 degrees (36.6 C) in Phoenix, which saw a record high of 118 F (47.7 C) for the date on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists predict temperatures will be near daily records region-wide through most, if not all, of the coming week with lower desert highs reaching 115 to 120 degrees (46.1 to 48.8 C) .<\/p>\n<p>Rare heat advisories had been extended even into the upper elevations, including around Lake Tahoe, with the National Weather Service in Reno warning of \u201cmajor heat risk impacts, even in the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow hot are we talking? Well, high temperatures across (western Nevada and northeastern California) won\u2019t get below 100 degrees (37.8 C) until next weekend,\u201d the service posted online. \u201cAnd unfortunately, there won\u2019t be much relief overnight either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A new heat record for the day was set on Friday in California\u2019s Death Valley \u2014 one of the hottest places on Earth \u2014 with the mercury climbing to 127 F (52.8 C). The old mark of 122 F (50 C) was last tied in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Palm Springs, California, hit 124 degrees (51.1 C) Friday, breaking the city\u2019s all-time record high of 123 degrees (50.5 C).<\/p>\n<p>More extreme highs are in the near forecast, including 129 F (53.8 degrees C) for Sunday at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, and then around 130 (54.4 C) through Wednesday. The hottest temperature ever officially recorded on Earth was 134 degrees (56.67 C) in Death Valley in July 1913, though some experts dispute that measurement and say the real record was 130 F (54.4 C) recorded there in July 2021.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The worst is yet to come across much of the West and Mid-Atlantic<\/h2>\n<p>The worst was yet to come across much of the West, with triple-digit temperatures likely \u2014 between 15 and 30 degrees (8 and 16 degrees Celsius) higher than average into next week, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern U.S. also was bracing for more hot temperatures. Baltimore and others parts of Maryland were under an excessive heat warning, as heat index values could climb to 110 F (43 C), forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,\u201d said a National Weather Service advisory for the Baltimore area. \u201cYoung children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heat-related deaths are starting to mount<\/h2>\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 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">California firefighters battle string of smoky wildfires fanned by low humidity, triple-digit heat<\/h2>\n<p>In California, firefighters were dispatching aircraft and helicopters to drop water or retardant on a series of wildfires around the state. In Santa Barbara County, northwest of Los Angeles, the so-called Lake Fire scorched over 19 square miles (49 square kilometers) of grass, brush and timber. Firefighters said the blaze was displaying \u201cextreme fire behavior\u201d and had the \u201cpotential for large growth\u201d with high temperatures and low humidity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revelers at a music festival cope with the heat with cold water and shade<\/h2>\n<p>At the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, music fans dealt with heat by drinking cold water, seeking refuge in the shade or freshening up under water misters. Organizers of the weekend revelries also advertised free access to air conditioning in a nearby hotel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/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 Friday. \u201cBut when you\u2019re in the sun, it feels like you\u2019re cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>Associated Press reporter Julie Walker contributed from New York. Boone reported from Boise, Idaho, and Sonner reported from Reno, Nevada. 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The National Weather Service is warning of dangerously high temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. Cooling centers are being set up in various cities to provide relief from the oppressive heat. The heatwave is expected to continue through the week, with temperatures reaching historic highs in many areas. Heat-related deaths are already being reported, and firefighters in California are battling wildfires fueled by the extreme heat and low humidity. 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