heat

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, the City of Needles, California has always experienced high summer temperatures. Last month, temps there broke new records.

The world is getting hotter. Last year, a record-breaking heat wave caused 61,000 deaths in Europe.

The past week of unrelenting heat has given California a sobering glimpse of the future. We’ve gotten a taste of what a warmer planet feels like — and it’s brutal.

Labor Day weekend saw the highest temperature ever recorded in Los Angeles County.