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Faygie Holt

Phoenix Grapples With Record-Breaking Heat As Students Return To School After Summer Break

Photo of children heading to school. Phoenix Sees Unprecedented Streak of Extreme Heat, Just As School Summer Break ends. NOTE THANUN/UNSPLASH. 

On the same day that public school students in parts of Arizona headed back to the classroom, the city of Phoenix set a record for the number of consecutive days over 110 degrees.

In a July 21 letter to officials with the power authority, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs noted that “the Phoenix metro area has seen 18 confirmed heat-related deaths with 69 additional suspected as of July 15. As this devastating heat wave continues, the risk of heat-related deaths, illness and injury will only increase.”

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