soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but we will begin with nbc marissa power instilling, phoenix. marissa, just how are people they re coping with this incredible heat? yes listen it is no secret phoenix is used to soaring temperatures but even people who live there are struggling to find relief amid what could only be described as a heat marathon. millions of americans waking up to yet another day of extreme weather. water logged for ahmaud bracing for more rain after catastrophic flooding. down, south extreme heat breaking more records coast to coast. from miami, until death valley, or the hottest place on earth is about to get even hotter. predicted this weekend to reach a scorching 13
things. as we changed the heat dynamics in the atmosphere, the jet stream around in the heat dome. we re talking about texas where it has been really, really, hot here for weeks. i have talked to a lot of climate scientists. i ve done a lot of reporting on this. the frightening truth is no one can say how much worse it is going to get or how much hotter it is going to get. i asked them to climate scientists, could it get to be 130 in phoenix one often? yes. it certainly could. i mean, think about what happened in the northwest in 2021. it was brutal. right. almost 1000 people died in that. that was really crazy. that was a temporary climate. let me ask you something, it s a little scary. you say the assumption that a hot day or week is just a fluke. that is a profound misunderstanding of the moment we are in. it is also a misunderstanding to think that if we just reduce fossil fuel emissions
norman northeast as well. the seat alerts them from the pacific northwest, the intermont, west the southwest extremely dangerous. the south central states into the southeast, southern miami you will be into the 90s feeling like over 100 degrees once again today. so hard to wrap your mind around these numbers because we are looking at 1:19 prompt springs, 12 degrees above what s typical this time of the year. 117 in phoenix, las vegas 114. these temperatures are 10 to 20 degrees above what s typical for this time of year. roswell new mexico, look at one, one that seven agrees above average. and then even hotter tomorrow, we look at las vegas, 117. 119 in paulo springs, by the way we broke it all-time record in las vegas tomorrow. we watch that closely. salt lake city, into the triple digits as well 100 and, too many records will be broken once again tomorrow. so looking at so many trouble digits, phoenix 116 on monday, 115 on tuesday, wednesday 1:15. we have a dangerous heat and place t
with phoenix as lang and 110 degrees plus temperatures for 15 days and counting, on track to break his own consecutive record, rescue crews and volunteers putting in overtime for weeks trying to keep people cool and hydrated. battling the heat and burn out at the same time. and it s not just, here hospitals around the country are seeing an influx of people reporting heat related illness. so doctors are asking people to be on the lookout for common symptoms this includes, headache dizziness, elevated heart rate and maybe feeling weaker woozy because guys, it is only expected to get even hotter this weekend. , already marissa parker thank you for that. let s take a look at palm springs, about two hours from where i am sitting right now. east of us, yes. that looks like a scorched desert wasteland right in that center right there. we are told it is pushing 100 degrees right, now again a couple minutes after 9 am local time. and goodness knows how hot it will get. by the way, that is
soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but we will begin with nbc marissa power instilling, phoenix. marissa, just how are people they re coping with this incredible heat? yes listen it is no secret phoenix is used to soaring temperatures but even people who live there are struggling to find relief amid what could only be described as a heat marathon. millions of americans waking up to yet another day of extreme weather. water logged for ahmaud bracing for more rain after catastrophic flooding. down, south extreme heat breaking more records coast to coast. from miami, until death valley, or the hottest place on earth is about to get even hotter. predicted this weekend to reach