Fires rage in several states as heatwave hits western US
Record-breaking temperatures have put pressure on the power grid
A firefighter tries to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighbouring homes in Doyle, California (Image: AP)
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Statewide Flex Alert issued for Monday
COURTESY CALIFORNIA ISO
Wildfires, record-breaking heat are contributors
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The California Independent System Operator (ISO) announces Sunday evening that a statewide Flex Alert is issued for Monday, July 12. These efforts are being made to stabilize electrical grids across the state.
The fast-moving Bootleg Fire effected power lines Friday and again on Saturday. Covering about 80% of the state, the California ISO service territory has been reduced by as much as 3,500 megawatts.
With transmission lines from Oregon still unreliable due to #BootlegFire & continued high temperatures, the California ISO issued a statewide #FlexAlert for Monday, July 12, from 4-9 p.m. Consumers are urged to #conserveenergy to help stabilize the grid. https://t.co/PQHFuzyHyxpic.twitter.com/PZtz8SE4Xn California ISO (@California ISO) July 12, 2021
California heat wave causes misery as temperature records fall
A woman cools off at DryTown Water Park in Palmdale, where the temperature reached 107 degrees by 3 p.m. Sunday.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Anthony Wainscott has known his share of hardship, living the last two years on the streets of the Antelope Valley. But his personal misery index reached a new plateau during a weekend of record-setting heat.
“It’s extra hot. It’s abnormally hot,” said Wainscott, crouched in the meager shade of a palm tree on the edge of a shopping center parking lot Sunday in Palmdale, where the temperature hit 107 degrees. “I don’t even know how to explain it. But there’s something extra playing with the environment right now. And it’s not good.”
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