[The southwestern United States was scorched by a sustained heat wave, and Phoenix set a record for the number of consecutive high-temperature days] This summer, the southwestern region of the United States was scorched by a continuous heat wave. Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, even had a maximum temperature of over 43 degrees Celsius for a month in a row, setting a record for the number of consecutive high-temperature days there. new record. The National Weather Service recently announced that this year is the driest year on record in Phoenix.
