{"id":98354,"date":"2025-08-21T03:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/98354\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T03:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:12:07","slug":"dangerous-heat-and-wildfire-conditions-take-hold-across-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/98354\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous heat and wildfire conditions take hold across the West"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red flag warnings are in effect Wednesday through Saturday evening for Southern California because the \u201cunseasonably hot\u201d conditions, low humidity and breezy winds are \u201ccapable of producing extreme fire behavior,\u201d according to the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thunderstorms at the tail end of the week, from Friday to Sunday, are also possible in the region, which could trigger lightning strikes that can ignite new fires.<\/p>\n

California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved fire engines, crews and other firefighting resources into the region to prepare for the high-risk conditions.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday that this week\u2019s heat wave could bring \u201cpotentially some of the hottest temperatures of the summer.\u201d Temperatures in Los Angeles could reach 94 degrees F on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

The sweltering conditions across the western U.S. will increase the risk of heat-related illness or death. Anyone is susceptible when temperatures spike, but lingering heat waves are particularly dangerous for children, people with pre-existing health conditions, older adults and individuals who work outdoors.<\/p>\n

The health impacts of extreme heat are a significant concern of climate-fueled heat waves.<\/a><\/p>\n

During prolonged heat waves, weather service officials said people should stay in air conditioning, when possible, and avoid strenuous activities. Other heat safety tips include staying hydrated, wearing light clothing and checking in on family members and neighbors.<\/p>\n

In the Southwest, blisteringly hot conditions will persist over the next several days, possibly challenging some daily temperature records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red flag warnings are in effect Wednesday through Saturday evening for Southern California because the \u201cunseasonably hot\u201d conditions,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-98354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}