PHOENIX (AP) – The extreme triple-digit heat is back in central and southern Arizona after a wet monsoon season that briefly cooled summer temperatures in Phoenix last month into the 1980s.
The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued an excessive heat warning for the Phoenix area and the lower deserts from Tuesday 10 a.m. to Wednesday 8 p.m. The highs in these areas are expected to be between 110-113 ° F (43-45 ° C) over the next few days.
Around the greater Phoenix area, the city administrations and the Salvation Army put heat supply stations with water and a place to rest in operation.
As part of a pilot program that runs through September 30, Phoenix city officials say they are keeping hikers off some trails during the hottest hours. The measure came after firefighters were sick and injured while rescuing people who ventured on hiking trails in extreme heat.
A Chicago woman died Friday on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, a favorite of hikers. According to initial reports, she was overheated when she went back down the mountain alone and her hiking companion continued uphill. The cause of death is not clear.
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