days later. and you noted that it was really lucky that it was much cooler at that time. so i want to ask you based on your research if something like that happens, if the power goes out during a week like this one in communities where the temperatures are in triple digits, what are we going to see? we re going to see mass chaos and we re going to see a lot of deaths. my piece talked about a paper that was published a year or so ago by some well-known heat researchers looking at what would happen in three different cities, detroit, atlanta and phoenix, if there were a five-day power blackout, two days of complete blackout and then three days of restoring the power during an extreme heat event. the results, especially for phoenix, were really shocking. phoenix is a city that has 99% air conditioning, right, and so you would think it would be less vulnerable, but, in fact,
reduce emissions, the less extreme heat we will experience in the future. number two, we need to be focusing in on those most vulnerable groups, the elderly, people in urban areas, outdoor workers and making sure we are designing interventions that specifically reach them. so, programs to check on elderly people, programs to distribute air conditioners or fans, particularly late to people who don t have access to that. protections for outdoor workers so that they are not out there working day in and day out in the hot sun and incurring all of the health risks that go along with that. but, even if we hit every climate goal possible, in the best case scenario, things are not looking good for the immediate future. what are the ways this extreme heat event might impact societies? what role do hot temperatures play and how we might have to reorganize our day-to-day lives in the future? that is true.
blackouts are expected and are not asking folks to cut back on electricity use. they are bringing on extra staff. they have increased energy, and 25 to 30% will be purchased through the open market, and officials are confident there will be enough power to go around. with those higher temperatures there is additional strain on the power system throughout the entire west. but nv energy wants customers to know we are fully prepared and ready to handle this heat event. we maintain our genring fleet year around to ensure that it s ready to handle these exact types of extreme situations. more than 93 million americans across the southern and western united states are baking under dangerously hot temperatures. yesterday marked 14 consecutive days of temperatures above 110
they are bringing on extra staff and anticipate that they will be able to get out to any potential outages fast. nv energy says they vin ceased # 5 to 40% of the energy needed will have to be purchased open market from other states and even with the heat wave expanding across the southern tier officials are confident that there will be enough power to go around. we are fully prepared. and we are ready to handle this heat event. we maintain our generating fleet year around to ensure that it s ready to handle these exact types of extreme situations. more than 93 million americans across the southern and western united states are baking under dangerously hot temperatures. yesterday, marked 14 consecutive days of temperatures above 110 degrees in phoenix, arizona. death valley forecasted by the national weather service who reach a new daily record of 129 degrees on sunday. now, back here in las vegas,