Americans living in the Sun Belt are having to tackle extreme heat as well as a surge in COVID-19 cases. Hermosa Beach in CaliforniaParts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi have received excessive heat warningsThe National Weather Service (NWS) issued an excessive heat warning from southern and western Arizona into southern Nevada and southeast California. Parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi also received excessive heat warnings. 'How do you balance the need to keep people cool when it's 100 degrees, versus keeping people safe from the virus?' Central Arizona is currently under an 'excessive heat warning.'

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2020 23:03 UTC