Excessive heat advisories have been warranted throughout the southwest part of the nation. Areas like Phoenix and Death Vally have reported temperature as high as 128degrees. The record breaking temperatures have grounded flights, caused heat related illness, sparked forest fires, and contributed to at least one known death.
According to CNN, an elderly man was found dead in his Las Vegas home Saturday. The temperature reached 115 degrees and the man's home was without air conditioning. Authorities have reported that at least 200 people attending an outdoor concert were treated for heat related problems.
In Arizona a fire sparked by lightning forced evacuations of several areas beginning Friday and continuing throughout Sunday. According to The New York Times, lightning was the cause of four other forest fires outside of Santa Fe, Mexico on Friday.
These valley regions are known to gross high temperatures; Death Valley is boasts one of the lowest elevations and driest climates in North America. CNN meteorologist Indra Petersons attributes the particularly overwhelming and deadly temperatures to a high pressure dome that prevents the cool air from entering the Pacific Northwest.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the end is soon enough. CNN reports that civic and emergency officials throughout the Southwest believe that the heat is expected to hang around, or even worsen, over the next few days.
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