Earth's hot spots from China to Death Valley in the US

 Washington Post:

As the Northern Hemisphere approaches summer’s peak, heat is testing the limits of human survival in Earth’s hottest spots — and demonstrating the extremes that are increasingly possible and probable against the backdrop of accelerating global warming.

In recent days, China set an all-time high of nearly 126 degrees Fahrenheit, while Death Valley hit 128 degrees, two shy of the highest reliably measured temperature on Earth. Phoenix experienced a record-breaking 19th consecutive day at or above 110 degrees Tuesday. And in the Middle East, the heat index reached 152 degrees, nearing — or surpassing — levels thought to be the most intense the human body can withstand.

Such conditions are more than enough to overwhelm the body’s ability to regulate its internal temperature, experts said, and offer a glimpse of dangers only expected to become more prevalent as global warming increases extremes in heat and humidity.

“We know these extreme temperatures are killing people right now,” said Cascade Tuholske, an assistant professor at Montana State University.

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Extreme weather has always required people to deal with the current temperature whether it is cold or hot.  As much as I like the outdoors I have to limit my outside exposure to the current heat in Texas.  If you must be outside, try to find some shade and make sure you are getting adequate hydration.  When I was an officer in the Marine Corps in Vietnam I would be covered in sweat from early morning till the sun went down.  When the temperature would drop into the 80s at night I would actually feel a chill.