
Temperatures across the Southwest United States have soared into the dreaded three-digit range, surpassing 110 degrees Fahrenheit. This intense heat wave has left residents from Southeast California to Arizona scrambling to find ways to cope with the extreme conditions. The region experienced the first heat wave of the year, with temperatures expected to remain high for at least another day.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an excessive heat alert for nearly half of Arizona and Nevada, despite summer officially beginning near the end of June. In Las Vegas, the heat alert has been extended through Saturday.