Tomorrow could be the *Hottest Day Ever on Earth*

[underpants]

117 in Vegas
129 in Death Valley (the record is 134)
etc.

But it's not just remote areas like Death Valley which will be affected. Phoenix, Arizona, could break its all-time record of 122F (50), with 119 (48) forecast for tomorrow and at least 110 (43) on order for the next week.

Las Vegas is forecast to reach 116 (47), which has prompted state weather authorities to issue the following rather blunt warning. The caps are theirs:


"Intense heat waves are one of the most well-understood consequences of manmade global warming, since as global average surface temperatures increase, the probability of extreme heat events increases by a greater amount," wrote science writer Andrew Freedman on Climate Central.

"Data already suggests that heats waves have are becoming more common worldwide."



Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/world8217s-hottest-ever-temperature-could-be-broken-in-us-heatwave/story-e6frfq7r-1226671317244#ixzz2XZ6up0Qq

[WinkyDink]

1. Frankly, this is scary.

[frylock]

4. yes, it is most unsettling..

can't wait to see what aug-sep has in store.

[ananda]

2. Wow, that is fuckin hot!

Geez

[Apophis]

3. I'm sure it was pretty hot in the Precambrian.

But I know what you mean.

[Blue_In_AK]

5. We've broken lots of heat records this year

87 last week in Anchorage broke a record for hottest day which stood since 1953, and yesterday we broke the record for most 70+ days in June. It's nice for us and a welcome change from our usual cool and drizzly summers, but it's definitely not normal.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Woohoo perfect fire weather...quite frankly I am amazed a red flag has not been issued.

Today we started with small fires (phew) early.

But medical calls...ooohhh boy.

Tomorrow I am going to Starbucks. Hate the coffee but live the AC.

Oh and yes...with fire scanner in tow.

[Dawson Leery]

7. Many records have been broken in the past few years.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Oh and here is the NOAA regional map

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/

That is one uggly map

[PaulaFarrell]

9. Hottest day YET you mean