The National Weather Service extended the extreme heat warning through Friday for the southeastern Arizona high, with highs as high as 113 in the Tucson metro area and surrounding deserts, and temperatures of 102 to 107 in valleys south and east of the city.
The warning, which means a “period of very high temperatures, even by local standards,” is a continuation of excessive heat warnings that have been in place since mid-June, with scorching temperatures in Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma and elsewhere in the world. state. and country.
This produced a national distribution, county by county, of heat-related communities.
The service centers are:
Cooling centers will remain open in use, with resources directed to places that need them most, officials said.
These additional places where other people can protect themselves from the heat and sun include:
As temperatures rise and monsoons approach, the city’s Ho First program and the Tucson Police Department are taking steps to address homeless encampments deemed to pose significant health and safety risks. Much of his paintings are done as an online reporting tool that collects public feedback.
With the data provided, Tucson police and hoe employment officers block homeless encampments deemed to be health and protection hazards, using data from reports written by the public. But other homeless people are reluctant to leave, despite the potentially fatal dangers of the heat. and monsoon floods.
Once operated for cleaning, occupants are given 72 hours’ notice and are then presented with transitional accommodation.
“Lately we are making a specific effort in washing to prevent any deaths in the community,” said Brandi Champion, director of the Housing First program.