On Tuesday, Phoenix was poised to break its own record for consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110 degrees.
The temperatures are “very extreme,” said Matt Salerno, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
“We see people passing out from full-blown heat stroke with a core body temperature of 104 degrees,” he said.
Credit... Go Nakamura/ReutersIn Texas, the heat this year has prompted cotton plants, especially in the southern parts of the state, to bloom early.
The spot where he stood was already under a heat advisory, with heat indexes forecast to reach around 110 degrees on Tuesday.
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