California is expected to begin another record-breaking heat wave on Wednesday with temperatures forecast to hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit inland over Labor Day weekend.
Computer modeling conducted last week accurately predicted that a heat dome would park itself over Central and Southern California for days on end, bringing triple digit temperatures to much of the state.And in states like Texas, which has endured punishing stretches of extreme heat this summer, officials are warning that California's power grid could suffer outages and see Flex Alerts, when consumers are asked to conserve energy at night, as demand for electricity surges in the coming days.
California's grid operator urged the state's 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave of extreme heat settled over much of the state, near Tracy, California, U.S., August 17, 2022. As Californians have learned through repeated experience in recent years, prolonged hot weather also means an increased risk of wildfires. The current heat wave is no exception, with virtually all of the state in the midst of"severe drought," and many regions classified as experiencing"extreme" or"exceptional" drought conditions,
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