Tag: Extreme Heat
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Swirling winds push cool marine air across Southland, giving slight respite from high heat
Swirling winds helped push a layer of cool marine air across much of Southern California on Saturday, providing a slight respite from a blistering heat wave that has created dangerous fire condition across the state.
Heat-Related ER Visits Spike In West As Summer Heats Up
CALIFORNIA —A heat wave baked the Golden State over the weekend, causing emergency room visits to spike in parts of Southern California.
Drift Smoke Over Southwest Riverside County Coming From Camp Pendleton
Already smokey skies were getting even hazier Thursday in Southwest Riverside County as a vegetation fire burned at Camp Pendleton.
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun while on various other jobs.
Federal judge says California’s capital city can’t clear homeless camps during extreme heat
A federal judge has temporarily banned Sacramento from clearing homeless encampments for at least 14 days, citing the extreme heat forecast this month in California’s capital city.
