![]() “Make no mistake about it: This heat is deadly, and being in it for long periods of time is deadly,” Dr. The records also add up into something more serious for human health, doctors say. “The safety of our pets is our top priority and with temperatures expected to hit over 115, our staff’s main focus will be on keeping our animals cool and comfortable during this time,” a Facebook post from the organization reads. ![]() Separately, in Phoenix, the Arizona Animal Welfare League decided to close its doors for the weekend. The Bison Café in Quitaque, Texas said it was limiting its hours due to higher temperatures that are making the kitchen “very uncomfortable” for cooks. Other businesses in California, such as the California Gray’s Flower Garden in Quincy and the Nascere Vineyards in Chico announced plans to close their doors over the weekend as temperatures are expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In Southern California, the Cleveland National Forest announced on its Facebook page that four of its trails – the San Diego River Gorge, Cedar Creek Falls, Three Sisters Falls and Eagle Peak – will be closed through the weekend due to “excessive heat.” In Bakersfield, California, where the highest temperature this weekend is set to reach 114 degrees Fahrenheit, the Kern County Museum announced it would be closed “due to extreme heat” this weekend, according to a museum social media post. ![]() PT as temperatures are forecast to reach 109 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. Skyrocketing temperatures across the western US have forced some businesses and parks to close or change their hours, such as the Sacramento Zoo, which shortened its hours due to the heat, closing early Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. It all adds up to what could be the hottest year on record.īusinesses, parks close as temperatures climb This kind of extreme heat is one of the hallmarks of human-caused climate change, the symptoms of which are tallying up this year into a global record box score of sorts: “unprecedented” ocean heat off the coast of Florida and in the North Atlantic record heat in Beijing, in what could be one of the hottest summers in China record energy demand and heat in Texas and an ongoing “Cerberus” heat wave, threatening to topple European temperature records. Limit your exposure,” the park said on its website. “These are extremely dangerous/deadly temperatures! Hikers should be OFF TRAILS in the afternoon. We strongly recommend to not start a hike if the temperature is over 85F degrees.”Īlso, Texas authorities at Big Bend National Park said temperatures top 110 degrees daily along the Rio Grande river and throughout the desert areas. Officials at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park cautioned,”High temperatures over 100F degrees are expected. In turn, Death Valley National Park in California and Saguaro National Park in Arizona posted warnings on their websites advising people not hike after 10 a.m. It has only happened a handful of times, one of which is the all-time global record high temperature of 134 degrees. Ocean heat around Florida is 'unprecedented,' and scientists are warning of major impactsĮven the hottest place on Earth, California’s Death Valley, could reach rare highs, with 130 degrees possible Sunday, forecasters at the National Weather Service told CNN. Scientists are concerned Florida's unprecedented water temperature could lead to bleaching this year. Shelf clouds could stretch for miles, whereas wall clouds are typically smaller in length.Struggling or dead corals in the mass bleaching event in the Florida Keys in 2014. If this cloud begins to rotate, that could be an indication that a tornado may form. It forms when rapidly rising air causes lower pressure below the storm's main updraft. A wall cloud is a cloud that is lowered from a thunderstorm. Shelf clouds slant downward away from the precipitation that follows it.įabiola Marth Hdz of Keithville sent this photo of a wall cloud to us. They often form at the leading edge of a gust front, which is why you may feel a strong cool blast of air as this cloud passes overhead. The warm moist air condenses and forms the shelf cloud appearance. The rising air tilts above the cooler air, feeding the storm. Ahead of this cooler air, is rising warm moist air. A shelf cloud forms as rain-cooled air from a downdraft sinks and spreads out across the earth's surface. This photo of a shelf cloud was sent in to us from Jessica McCloy, of New Boston. This week's Weather Wonders is all about clouds - specifically, how to tell the difference between a wall cloud and a shelf cloud.
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