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Arizona officials are closely watching the deaths attributable to the scorching weather after Phoenix saw its hottest month in July.
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The saguaros were already stressed from record-breaking heat three years ago, and this summer's historic heat turned out to be the cactus needle that broke the camel's back.
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Leaders on the Navajo Nation have declared an extreme heat emergency as temperatures have climbed to dangerous levels in recent weeks.
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President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures.
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Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to combat the effects of extreme heat.
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With millions of Americans facing broiling heat across the Southwest, President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible.
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The emergency funding would help Arizona residents pay their electricity bills as the state faces dangerous, record-breaking temperatures.
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The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.
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Arizona Public Service Co. customers set the all-time record for energy use twice in two days as a weeks-long heat wave has scorched much of the West.
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An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Yavapai County, northern Gila County and the Glen Canyon area through Friday.