#Southwest #Heatwave is so intense...

...that roads and doorknobs are sending people to the hospital with burns

Story by Chris Morris, July 26, 2023

"The persistent #heat across the #Southwestern U.S. is underscoring new dangers many people hadn’t counted on.

Patients are showing up at medical facilities throughout the region with burns contracted from something as simple as walking barefoot or opening a door.

One Las Vegas doctor tells The Wall Street Journal that one-third of the patients in the burn unit as his facility are there from pavement burns. Asphalt and sidewalks can reach temperatures as high as 170 degrees on a hot day. Door handles can reach unsafe temperatures as well.

"While many of the cases are blisters, some are much more severe. One patient, who spent just a few minutes barefoot outside, ended up with a third-degree burn that required a skin graft and two hospitalizations.

"At particular risk are people who pass out from the heat, landing on the sidewalk or street, particularly the elderly."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/southwest-heat-wave-is-so-intense-that-roads-and-doorknobs-are-sending-people-to-the-hospital-with-burns/ar-AA1eobm8?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=34f61bca209e4f94d6d7a14b42a9bce7&ei=6

#HeatDome #Heatwave #Heat #heatwaves

#Free #book Southwestern #Cookbook: Easy #Southwestern #Cooking with Delicious Southwestern #Recipes (2nd Edition)
https://www.amazon.com/Southwestern-Cookbook-Cooking-Delicious-Recipes-ebook/dp/B0872JF9P8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2594

#deal #delete #ebooks #ebook #recipe
@GettingCooked @WhiteSmokeBBQ
@SamiOh @Therealdcgirl @Laurien @Mummabear @NoAgendaMO @zoon @shepard

More than once I thought the announcements on the #SouthWestern #trains felt very quintessentially London. They put hardly any pause in between station names and it just goes rapidfire like calling at [imaginary deep breath] VauxhallClaphamJunctionWimbledonRaynesParkNewMaldenNorbitonKingston

I dodged a major covfefe on the train lines this morning #SouthWestern #Waterloo #FUBAR

#original Colorful, Realistic #cactus #painting #fineart #SouthWestern #artwork Watercolor Paper, Home Bedroom Living Room Wall Decor by OutofmyBrain on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/1413892364/original-colorful-realistic-cactus #mondaymood #MondayMorning

#Frost Advisory issued April 08 at 6:41PM EDT until April 09, 2023 at 10:00AM EDT by #NWS for the #SouthWestern #AppalachianOhio #Ohio region.

In Ohio, #Clinton, #Ross, #Brown, #Highland, #Adams, #Pike and #Scioto counties

Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
uncovered.

Temperatures near freezing.

#WXOhio #Weather #Frost #Garden #Gardening #Flowers #plants

https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=OH1266424BBD64.FrostAdvisory.12664259B720OH.ILNNPWILN.aad8caf08674d5d30f3d0e8054b7a275

RT @Brendone5
@Threeti09269839 Those 200 miles go right into #Canada's most populated area, #SouthWestern #Ontario

#ldnont #LakeErie #GreatLakes #PortStanley @ONenvironment @environmentca @fordnation @JustinTrudeau @CanadianPM @MunCentralElgin

#OhioChernobyl #OhioTrainDisaster #ohioderailment

If Congress was really concerned about #Southwestern cancelling all those flights, they would put a lot of money into better #train infrastructure.

A friend turned me on to this great group, Hermanos Gutierrez Check it out if you like #instrumental #guitar #rock with a #southwestern USA/ #Mexican twang. Similar to #Calexico, #ThisWillDestroyYou, #BlackKeys.
Also excellent as #worksounds #concentration #studybeats.
https://www.youtube.com/@hermanosgutierrezmusic

#Southwestern style stuffed bell #peppers with the holy trinity of vegetables (onion, celery, and peppers), plus yellow squash, jalapeño, marjoram, chili powder, and garlic; then served over #grits folded with kernels of corn, cut cilantro, green onions, and a drizzle of chili oil. #vegetarian #food #vegan

Day 85/90 of autumn, 349/365 year.

According to #MyHeritage, every single person in the #southwestern US or Northern #Mexico is either a third or fifth #cousin to me. So #happyholidays to all of you!

@tswan Thanks for "instancing"... I'll alert some #Connecticut friends who haven't shown up on Mastodon yet. I've been in #Southwestern Virginia for 15 years, but was in Connecticut about twice that long, living in five out of eight counties and pretty familiar with the others, thanks to 11 years as a reporter etc at the #HartfordCourant.

I made a #turkey pot pie. It’s the last gasp our our #TurkeyDay leftovers and a lil’ expression of #love for the #Southwestern landscape 🌵

This is why we have trains. Much more efficient than other modes of transport. We just don’t appreciate it until there’s a fault and chaos ensues!

#SouthWestern #TrainDelay

So, a thing or two about me. I'm a web developer & project manager who works in higher ed. Formerly at #Southwestern & #UTAustin, I'm currently working in the #StEdwards marketing office. I've also built & run websites for Austin artists, most notably #Soulhat & #CarolynWonderland. A recovering musician myself, now I mostly listen... to unhealthy amounts of the #GratefulDead & #Phish. I've also taped a fair number of shows with my trusty #D8 and #Naks. Thanks for having me! #introduction

#southwestern #newmexico