A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest
For nearly a month, millions of people across the American Southwest have sizzled, sweated and sweltered under a heat wave that refuses to let up.
Day after day, residents from Fresno to Phoenix have endured triple-digit temperatures and hot, restless nights that have offered little relief.
Forecasters say the heat wave is being driven by a ridge of high pressure that has parked itself over the…