Extreme early-summer heatwave peaks in western US
Las Vegas was baking in 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) heat, while in the Death Valley desert the mercury was expected to shoot past 120F, due to an oppressive high-pressure weather system smothering the region. "Widespread high and low temperature records are likely to be tied or broken between California, Nevada and Arizona today," said the National Weather Service, in a bulletin. Experts warn the unseasonably scorching temperatures could signal the start of a brutal summer. Dangerously... Читать дальше...