TheVoiceOfJoyce Don’t become complacent about the heat that’s afflicting 50 million Americans. In the EU, 61,000 died from the heat last year. From now on, every year will be cooler then the last year. Now the El Niño is beginning, our World becomes hotter and our weather systems more unpredictable. We have solutions and can alleviate poverty, while we mitigate climate change. Vote for politicians who see our suffering and are prepared to hold the Fossil Fuel Industry accountable.

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www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/us/heat-wave-southwest.html

This year, we are seeing a bit of a delay in the evolution into the monsoon thunderstorm season,” Mr. Frieders said. “And so with that, we ended up seeing temperatures a little bit hotter during the day.”

The heat wave now stationed over the desert Southwest — caused by a “heat dome” of high pressure — has also brought sweltering temperatures to parts of Texas and New Mexico. Experts estimate that more than 50 million people across the United States live in the areas expected to have dangerous levels of heat.

“It looks like it’s going to be pretty oppressive around here,” said Capt. Darren Noak of the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, which conducted a helicopter rescue on Sunday to treat a person who had been overcome by the heat in a popular hiking spot west of Austin, Texas.

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