On Sunday, the thermometer at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek, in the deserts of Southern California, went to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center. If checked, it would be the warmest temperature recorded in the US since 1913, and perhaps the warmest temperature ever reliable in the world. …
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A temperature of 54.4C – as 129.9F – was recorded in Death Valley, California, in what some extreme observers think may be the worst reading ever recorded reliably on the planet. The U.S. National Water Service’s automated weather station at Furnace Creek near the Nevada border hit the extreme height …
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Only a handful of contact tracers working to carry COVID-19 in 125 communities near Chicago speak Spanish, despite significant Spanish populations. Churches and advocacy groups in the Houston area are trying to persuade immigrants to cooperate when health officials call. And in California, immigrants are being trained as contact persons …
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A wildfire in northern California erupted on Saturday at least one fire tornado – or “firenado” – prompting the National Water Service to issue a tornado warning as the state continues a heat wave and wildfire. “Extremely dangerous fire behavior noted on the #LoyaltonFire! Rotating columns and potential for fireworks, …
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California orders rolling blackouts for up to 250,000 homes and businesses, as heat waves hit the state with temperatures reaching 112 degrees and crowds flock to beaches Rolling blackouts could affect 250,000 homes and businesses in the state Such energy cuts have not been implemented since 2001, when there was …
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