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July 12, 2021

Records Fall in Las Vegas and Palm Springs as Western U.S. Suffers Latest Heat Wave
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The fires came as record heat returned to part of the western United
States over the weekend, fueled by the climate crisis. Las Vegas tied an
all-time record high of 117 degrees Fahrenheit; Palm Springs,
California, hit a record 120 degrees; and the overnight low in Phoenix
on Friday was 93 degrees. Maricopa County officials have logged over 100
suspected heat-related deaths so far this year. Death Valley hit 130
degrees on Sunday for just the fifth time ever - tied for the highest
temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth. And in the Arctic Circle,
the town of Banak in northern Norway reached 94 degrees Fahrenheit last
week - hotter than the highest temperature recorded in Miami, Florida,
this year.


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