Jai, a Sumatran Tiger, sits in a pool to keep cool at the Phoenix Zoo, Monday, June 19, 2017 in Phoenix, Ariz.
A potentially record-shattering heat wave is rolling into the Southwest U.S., threatening to bring 120-degree temperatures to parts of Arizona and California. On Monday, American Airlines said that 43 flights have been canceled coming in and out of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix on both Monday and Tuesday.
- While some having been making jokes about the Valley's extreme heat on social media, the blistering temperatures are no laughing matter for many people in the Valley.
Forecasters issued an excessive heat warning for southern Utah's Zion National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell through Thursday night.
Yesterday, sweltering heat took San Francisco to a record high, hitting 88 degrees. Spokesman Ross Feinstein says the late afternoons are the peak affected times.
Doctors were yesterday urging people in the desert city to be careful around concrete, playground equipment and inside cars as the mercury heads towards at 20 year high.
The high in Phoenix will reach near or hit the 120-degree Fahrenheit mark on Tuesday and/or Wednesday.
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A man runs through South Mountain Park at sunrise to avoid the excessive heat in Phoenix.
Wednesday looks to challenge that fresh record with a forecast temperature of 109 degrees. Beyond scorching temperatures, heat domes also trap pollution and affect air quality. During the 3 p.m.to 6 p.m. window in Phoenix, there are 15 departures and 17 arrivals on CRJ aircraft.
This unusually punishing heat wave is largely the result of a "heat dome" phenomenon.
Kurt Dickson, an emergency room doctor at Banner Health in Phoenix, said people have a range of heat illnesses during the summer months, including fatigue, heatstroke and severe sun burns. Stalley said that the all-time record high temperature for DFW is around 113 degrees, and flight experts added that the lower altitude makes it safer for planes to take off. Sky Harbor's runways are long enough to accommodate most planes in hot weather, American Airlines said. The smaller jets can't operate when it's 118 degrees or higher.
Development, particularly in the past 30 to 40 years, has caused temperatures, especially overnight lows, to increase.
The heat wave, which is expected to peak Tuesday, is forecast to be the hottest weather in Phoenix in decades.
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