As LBUSD classes try to beat the heat, parents call for more action
With 20% of classes lacking central cooling systems, some parents have considered keeping their kids home or staging a walkout amid this week’s heat wave.
California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave
California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures.
Labor Day brings more hot temperatures, and 6th straight Flex Alert
The high on Monday was projected to be 94 degrees, with temperatures expected to remain elevated throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.
Authorities again issue Flex Alert as brutal heat continues for 5th day
Triple-digit highs are expected to last through most of the week, with no significant cooling until Saturday.
California power grid operator braces for long heat wave
Be ready to conserve energy. The state’s power grid operator plans to issue Flex Alerts over the weekend and warned there could be shortages if the heat wave worsens.
Brutal late-summer heat wave coming to Southern California
Long Beach will see highs in the upper 80s, rising to 89 and 91 next weekend.
Hot weather to linger into Sunday across Southern California
Saturday saw temperatures soar to 90 in Long Beach and even higher in parts of Los Angeles County, including 97 degrees in Pasadena and Chatsworth, 96 in Van Nuys and 94 in Burbank.
Long Beach shatters temperature record amid statewide heat wave
The National Weather Service reported that Long Beach, which hit 100 degrees, shattered its record for the day, last set in 1989 at 93 degrees. Temperature records for Long Beach date back to 1958.
California faces significant early season heat wave
An excessive heat watch was in effect for the Long Beach area, among other areas, on Tuesday, when temperatures are expected to reach a high 89 degrees.
Long Beach to open cooling centers today as temperatures rise
Temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s today in Long Beach, according to the National Weather Service.