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California heat wave causes misery as temperature records fall


California heat wave causes misery as temperature records fall
A woman cools off at DryTown Water Park in Palmdale, where the temperature reached 107 degrees by 3 p.m. Sunday.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Anthony Wainscott has known his share of hardship, living the last two years on the streets of the Antelope Valley. But his personal misery index reached a new plateau during a weekend of record-setting heat.
“It’s extra hot. It’s abnormally hot,” said Wainscott, crouched in the meager shade of a palm tree on the edge of a shopping center parking lot Sunday in Palmdale, where the temperature hit 107 degrees. “I don’t even know how to explain it. But there’s something extra playing with the environment right now. And it’s not good.” ....

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