Millions in U.S. and Europe face extreme heat as wildfires break out

[C Moon]

Source: CBS Evening News

Brutal and dangerous temperatures are being felt from California to Massachusetts, with more than 120 million Americans under excessive heat warnings or advisories. The National Weather Service said that more than 60 new record highs will be set across 20 states by the end of the week.

As temperatures soared into the triple digits, Hoover Dam experienced a major power scare when a transformer explosion sent smoke billowing. The dam supplies power to California, Nevada and Arizona.

West of Dallas, an intense heat-fueled wildfire burned a number of homes as temperatures reached 111 degrees. The fire was about 10% contained with 4,000 acres burned as of Tuesday evening, according to officials.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heat-wave-wildfires-california-nevada-arizona-texas-britain/

[cilla4progress]

1. Shit's

gettin' real.

[progree]

2. Water mains breaking ... when water is so important ....

... Twenty-four days in the triple digits is also taking a toll on Texas infrastructure. Drought conditions are causing the ground to shift, breaking water lines. Of the nearly 500 breaks in Fort Worth this year, almost 40% have happened in the last month.

... In this kind of heat, paramedics say you can get in trouble in just minutes. In Fort Worth, 14 people were taken to the hospital Monday, with one in critical condition. The biggest mistake people make in the heat is not drinking enough water.

[C Moon]

3. Good god.

[duforsure]

4. Democrats should now be hammering TFG and the GOP now,

On their anti climate change things they did under TFG, making things worse . Everyone can see how much hotter it's been.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Exponential increases ahead

because 3% of 100 is greater than 3% of 90.

[IronLionZion]

6. Climate change is going to kill us

[Bayard]

7. Do you believe us yet?

[Talitha]

8. We tried to warn them for decades - now we all suffer.