UPDATE!! California And Oregon Residents Describe Apocalyptic Landscapes As Wildfires Rage!!

Who can deny global warming now?

An intense heat wave broiled large swaths of California this Labor Day weekend, shattering numerous records, causing thousands to lose power and fueling several brush fires that were threatening communities from Yucaipa to the Sierra foothills.

Forecasters had predicted historic high temperatures, and they were proved right. Dozens of communities set records Saturday, and a few appeared to record all-time highs, according to the National Weather Service.

In Woodland Hills, the mercury climbed to 117 degrees by 3 p.m., making it the hottest day ever recorded there in September, breaking the record of 115 set in 1979. Burbank reached 113, tying its monthly record set in 1971. Van Nuys hit 115.

The mercury soared even higher to the east, with Palm Springs hitting 122 and Indio 121. Officials said at least three areas tied or topped all-time record highs: Alpine (113), El Cajon (114) and Idyllwild (103). The weather service said Burbank appeared to tie an all-time record at 114 degrees.




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The only way this high heat could be a genuine threat is if the heat is not a dry heat, but a high humidity heat. If this is a dry heat then this is largely hype. If this is a high humidity heat then yeah this will be deadly indeed. Over a decade ago here in North Texas for a Summer the daily highs were in the 120*F's for much of the Summer. This was not nearly a grave threat if you were in an air conditioned house. It was a desert like heat with very low humidity. You ran more of a risk of dying from a ceaseless severe nose bleed from the dry heat than the dry heat itself back then.