Arizona heatwave: Mailboxes and cacti seen melting in extreme temperatures reaching 48 degrees: VIDEO
Arizona heatwave: Mailboxes and cacti seen melting in extreme temperatures reaching 48 degrees
Heat causing people to get contact burns from inside their cars and the pavement
Motorist stop at an intersection where a sign displays the temperature in Phoenix, Arizona Getty Images
Arizona heatwave: Mailboxes and cacti seen melting in extreme temperatures reaching 48 degrees
Heat causing people to get contact burns from inside their cars and the pavement
Images of wilting catci, a buckled postbox, a credit card curled out of shape because of the heat and a biscuit that was cooked on a car's dashboard have all appeared on social media.
A video of an egg being fried on the ground has also appeared, while one Twitter user showed himself wearing oven gloves to drive, because of the temperature inside his car.
Another motorist stopped at an intersection in Phoenix showed the local temperature was 122F.
The extreme heat has swept across parts of Arizona, Nevada and California, causing a water shortage in one area. The risk of wildfires has also increased because of the heat.
American Airlines cancelled 50 flights in and out of Phoenix last week as smaller regional planes have a maximum operating temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit, The Washington Post reported.
In Phoenix, the main burn centre has treated people with burned feet from walking outside with no shoes on or contact burns from touching hot car interiors.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arizona-heat-wave-mailboxes-cacti-melting-temperature-latest-degrees-us-desert-record-a7808136.html
