Five places that have just broken heat records

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44779367

I take issue with the headline, in that it is not heat but temperature records! However, it is frightening.

Japan is missing from that report
they have recorded their hottest temperatures on record (41c) and the heat wave has killed more than 20

Missed Phoenix, too (basically the whole state). 115

now over 80 people have died in Japan

Got this in my email today.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 24, 2018
Contact: Media hotline at (888) 516-NEWS | [email protected]

Flex Alert issued for today and tomorrow, July 24 & 25
Due to high temperatures in California and most of the western U.S., the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert that calls for voluntary electricity conservation, effective from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.

The power grid operator has also issued a Flex Alert for tomorrow, Wednesday, July 25, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Consumers are urged to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon and evening when air conditioners typically are at peak use. Consumers can help avoid power interruptions by turning off all unnecessary lights, using major appliances before 5 p.m. and after 9 p.m., and setting air conditioners to 78 degrees or higher.

The ISO has issued the Flex Alerts due to high temperatures across the western U.S., reduced electricity imports, tight natural gas supplies in the Southern California area, and high wildfire risk.

The ISO has called on all available resources to serve demand, however, conservation is needed to reduce the risk of further emergency measures, including rotating power outages.

The ISO