Nearly a third of the U.S. population was under an extreme heat warning, with high temperatures breaking daily records in multiple cities on Wednesday. Heat indexes were expected to reach 110 degrees in some regions.
Tag: Southwestern States (US)
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas
As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on the identity of a suspected murder victim dumped in a barrel.
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Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change
More than half of species could face greater extinction risk by midcentury, a new study found, as rising heat and dryness test the prickly plants’ limits.