Heatwave poses ‘extreme risk’ in California and Arizona
People in the Western US states are overwhelming along a heat wave in Washington, Oregon, South California, Nevada and Arizona with temperatures that are estimated to be dangerous during the weekend.
Approximately 1.2 million people were at risk of heat on Saturday, ie temperatures are expected to remain dangerously high without relaxation overnight.
The largest area under the warning is around Arizona, where the National Weather Service estimates dangerous heights between 39 and 42 degrees Celsius. The inner southern California areas were also faced with excessive risk.
It is at the risk of 18.6 million larger heat and affects workers and everyone without regular cooling and hydration, including Miami.
Portland, Oregon, according to preliminary data on Friday reported a record record. The struggle with suffocating heat was long -distance runners from the Inland MT Hood to the Pacific coast of the Pacific.
At Portland’s annual “Hood to Coast” event, he lost his consciousness of at least one long -distance runner competing as part of a group of athletes over 50 years of age and was taken to hospital on Friday after 6.4km running.
According to NWS, the 102 -degree preliminary report in Portland would break the highest level of 36.7C on Friday, which was set in 1942.
The Inner Oregon City recorded a high 46 ° C in June 2021. During this heat wave, more than 100 people died. The majority of the victims lived alone, and the majority of them were 60 years and over, but the smallest was 37.
