The core of the heat battering the Western United States will slowly move inland by mid-September, but it will take until early next week for coastal areas of Southern California to cool, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The bulge in the jet stream responsible for the heat will collapse this weekend and next week, allowing cooler air […]
Stay up to date with LAist. If you like this article, you’ll also love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday you’ll get fresh, community-inspired stories to keep you up to date with our independent local news. Quick Facts The weather today: Sizzling, sunny Beaches: 90s Mountains: 90s-100s Deserts: 100-118 Inland: 90s-119 Warnings […]
A scorching heat wave that has parched parts of Southern California with triple-digit temperatures during the day and relentless heat at night shows no signs of letting up. Temperatures did not fall below 95 degrees overnight in some areas of the Santa Monica Mountains. In Simi Valley, temperatures remained in the low to high 90s […]
Stay up to date with LAist. If you like this article, you’ll also love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday you’ll get fresh, community-inspired stories to keep you up to date with our independent local news. Quick Facts The weather today: scorching hot, sunny Beaches: 80s Mountains: 90s-100s Deserts: 100-119 Inland: 90s-114 […]
Parts of the famous Joshua Tree National Park in California have been closed to visitors due to “increased bee activity.” Due to the extreme temperatures in the park, bees have begun to gather near water sources. Joshua Tree National Park said in a Facebook post that the Cottonwood Visitor Center, campground, and nearby restrooms and […]
After several heat-related deaths occurred in the park, Death Valley National Park officials warned visitors not to “underestimate the dangers of extreme heat.” A 57-year-old man died on August 1 as a result of the extreme heat in the park, when temperatures rose above 48 degrees Celsius. Peter Hayes Robino, a resident of Duarte in […]
A man died in Death Valley National Park in California from heat exposure in triple-digit temperatures. According to the National Park Service (NPS), 57-year-old Peter Hayes Robino of Los Angeles drove his car off a 20-foot embankment on August 1. Passersby reported to local authorities that they saw Robino stumbling toward his car before the […]
Energy company British Gas is warning its customers to keep their homes cool using a very unusual method: not to leave food in the kitchen. With the Met Office predicting sweltering temperatures of up to 34°C for parts of England and the rest of the UK on Monday, most of us are trying hard not […]
