#heat-wave

#heat-wave

"The beer's fire, I wouldn't trade it," said Dejon Brown, expressing his enthusiasm for the highly sought-after Pliny the Younger.

As of 3:30 p.m., power was off for 7,178 PG&E customers in the city, according to the utility's outage map.

"Don't entirely trust any of these slopes until temperatures dramatically cool down. Each day, the sun climbs higher in the sky, and the oppressive heatwave sends meltwater deeper into colder snowpacks."

Air descends to the ground and heats up, and the sinking air acts like a lid, trapping warmer air close to the ground. This heat dome is impacting much of the West and desert Southwest, and records are expected to be broken in Los Angeles and Phoenix as well.

"Today's [the] beach, tomorrow's golf, Wednesday recuperate," said Carl Bergonzo, 67, of Gravesend, Brooklyn. "I'm Sicilian, so I don't need to put any [sunscreen] on."

Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with warmer valley areas in L.A. County expected to reach the triple digits and temperatures in inland coastal areas ranging from the 80s to lower 90s, according to the National Weather Service. The hot weather will continue on Wednesday and coincide with a risk of thunderstorms that will persist through midday Friday.

Dangerous rip currents, as well as elevated surf of up to six feet, could strike beaches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, with the highest risk on south-facing shores, especially from Point Mugu to Malibu, the National Weather Service said in a beach hazards statement, which remains in effect through Monday evening. Swimmers can be pulled out to sea by the currents, and the Weather Service is advising beachgoers to stay near lifeguard towers or avoid the water altogether.

Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. About 1.2 million people were under extreme heat risk, meaning temperatures were expected to stay dangerously high with no relief overnight. The largest area under the warning was around Tucson, Arizona, where the National Weather Service forecast highs between 102 and 107 degrees Fahrenheit (39 and 42 degrees Celsius).

US officials have unsealed an indictment against Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier and three Haiti-born naturalized US citizens for conspiring to violate US sanctions.

Meteorological services indicate that rising temperatures in Sicily result from torrid winds from Africa, linked to a subtropical anticyclone, lasting until Saturday.

"The part of a hot, sunny day I like best is stepping into the shade," said Joost Swarte, reflecting on New Yorkers' experiences during a heat wave.