Dangerous, record-breaking heat is ongoing in the West, with the temperature in Phoenix reaching the triple digits every day for the last three weeks. PHOTO: Early morning hikers at Hayden Butte Preserve in Tempe aimed to avoid the heat, as an Excessive Heat Warning from the National Weather Service remains in effect for the Phoenix Metro area, on Oct. 6, 2024. (Eduardo Barraza/ZUMA Press Wire via Newscom)MORE: Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Extreme heat safety tipsThe heat spreads across the Southwest and the South this weekend, with temperatures soaring to the 90s in cities including Las Vegas, Austin, Dallas and Little Rock, Arkansas. PHOTO: record heat map (ABC News)There are hundreds of deaths each year in the U.S. due to excessive heat, according to CDC WONDER, an online database, and scientists caution that the actual number of heat-related deaths is likely higher. Dangerous, record-breaking heat hits the West originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 13, 2024 07:52 UTC