The Southwest is going through a tremendous heatwave.
Record high temperatures are being set in California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona.
Utility regulators in Texas and California are counseling homeowners to conserve their air conditioning output because rolling blackouts may occur if they do not.
Wildfires like those in the Payson area are being caused by these extreme temperatures, not Jewish space lasers like members of the fringe right believe.
And it is still June.
In Tucson, it reached 100 degrees at 8:14 a.m. on June 17, the second earliest time (the first was in 2017) that has occurred since 1948.
Phoenix set a record with six consecutive days of 115 degrees or higher with a high of 118 on June 17.
The city had four consecutive days of 115 degrees or higher twice over three weeks in 2020 (July 28 to 31 and August 16 to 19) for the first time since 1995.
Global warming is a concern that can not be ignored and more steps need to be taken to combat it and mitigate the effects of any surges in high temperatures.
Commenting on Phoenix’s situation and how to deal with it, Mayor Kate Gallego relayed:
“Phoenix is establishing a first-of-its-kind Office of Heat Response and Mitigation which will drive a multi-pronged approach of extreme heat health response, combined with mid-to-long-term heat mitigation strategies, to reduce the impacts of the urban heat island. Ultimately, we must address the effects of climate change by reducing carbon emissions. The City of Phoenix just released its draft Climate Action Plan, which sets our net-zero target to 2050 or sooner. I encourage residents to read the plan and submit their input and ideas.”
Over the last couple of months, the Phoenix City Government has also taken steps to increase investments in solar panel construction and electric vehicle charging station capacity.
Please click below to read the Phoenix Climate Action Plan.
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