- Title: 'Distressing' heat dome scorches northern California
- Date: 4th June 2024
- Summary: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, USA, (JUNE 4, 2024)(REUTERS) VARIOUS CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING SWANSTON PARK SIGN SPLASH ZONE AT SWANSTON PARK VARIOUS JAYNA GRITZAI AND SON JACK PLAYING IN WATER (SOUNDBITE)(English) JAYNA GRITZAI, 38-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO VISITING SWANSTON PARK WITH 2-YEAR-OLD SON JACK, SAYING: “Yeah I mean June is — it is a little bit early for this 100 degree heat that we’re expected today to have. Usually that doesn’t come later in June or July, so yeah, it does feel a little bit warmer so far.” VARIOUS JACK GRITZAI PLAYING IN WATER (SOUNDBITE)(English) JAYNA GRITZAI, 38-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO, SAYING: “A lot of parents are doing different things with their kids to cool off, so maybe museums, indoor things when it is just way too hot to be outside, but in the early hours before it gets to the 100 degree temperatures, we’ll definitely be outside doing the water parks when we can.” JAYNA GRITZAI AND SON JACK PLAYING IN WATER (SOUNDBITE)(English) JAYNA GRITZAI, A 38-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO, SAYING: “Right now it feels good and it’s nice to be outside, but I think it’s going to get, probably, like I said, too hot later in the day, so then we’ll see what we’ll come up with to keep busy then.” VARIOUS CHILDREN PLAYING IN SPLASH ZONE (SOUNDBITE)(English) DANIELLE BUCKLES, 40-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO VISITING SWANSTON PARK WITH SON SEBASTIAN, SAYING: “So I’m here with my 4-year-old son and it’s supposed to be a really, really hot day so we’re out here just trying to get some outdoor time in before it heats up too much in the late afternoon.” CHILD PLAYING IN WATER (SOUNDBITE)(English) DANIELLE BUCKLES, 40-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO, SAYING: “I definitely think it’s warming up more and more every year, this seems really early to be hitting triple digits. But, I don’t know, that’s all we can do for now, is try to stay hydrated and play in the water and stay indoors when it gets too hot.” VARIOUS OCTAVIAN WARNER PLAYING IN WATER (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEIANEIRA WARNER, 28-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO VISITING SWANSTON PARK WITH 4-YEAR-OLD SON OCTAVIAN, SAYING: “It’s a little distressing for me because I am very prone to heat exhaustion due to a history of heat stroke and exhaustion and also the medications that I take. So knowing that it’s going to be hitting triple digits kind of worries me because if I get too hot, I get headaches, I get nauseous and if I’m exposed to heat for too long, I’m just going to be sick, I’m just going to be laid flat for a while. So I have to take a lot of precautions when these numbers come up because I don’t want to get sick, that’s going to affect my work, that’s going to affect parenting and everything.” OCTAVIAN WARNER PLAYING IN WATER FISH FOUNTAIN (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEIANEIRA WARNER, A 28-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF SACRAMENTO, SAYING: “I do think it’s getting hotter earlier. We’ve lived in our current house for 4 years and that was at the beginning of lockdown and the pandemic and everything. So it’s been a struggle each year but also learning each year. I do think that it has been getting hotter and hotter.” OCTAVIAN WARNER PLAYING IN WATER
- Embargoed: 18th June 2024 22:07
- Keywords: HEAT DOME SACRAMENTO WATER
- Location: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Environment,North America,Temperature
- Reuters ID: LVA001813504062024RP1
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- Story Text: Millions of people in the Western and Southern United States will bear the brunt of the summer's first heat wave starting on Tuesday (June 4) as temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) across the region.
From northern California down through southern Arizona and into South Texas, some 19 million Americans will spend the rest of the work week under excessive heat warnings and advisories issued by the National Weather Service (NWS).
The forecast calls for temperatures in the triple digits in many low elevation spots, including Sacramento, Phoenix and in Las Vegas, where the high is expected to reach 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) on Thursday, the NWS said.
Parents and children in Sacramento tried to cool off at Swanston Park in Sacramento.
“It is a little bit early for this 100 degree heat that we’re expected today to have. Usually that doesn’t come later in June or July, so yeah, it does feel a little bit warmer so far,” said Jayna Gritzai, a 38-year-old Sacramento resident who brought her 2-year-old son Jack to the park to play around noon.
Forecasters and local officials are urging residents to stay in air-conditioned areas, drink plenty of fluids and check on neighbors and relatives during the heat wave.
The bout of heat is the first of the summer season for the United States, where hotter-than-normal temperatures are expected for the next three months in many regions, according to the NWS.
The National Weather Service predicted the heat wave affecting Central and Northern California would peak Wednesday as it issued excessive heat warnings for the regions. The agency also said the earliest triple digit heat records could be set this week in Las Vegas, which is experiencing a similar rise in temperatures.
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