El Paso
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| Elevation | 1140 |
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| Local time | Saturday 11:24 |
| ZIP Codes | 79900-79999, 88500-88599 (PO Boxes) |
| Weather | 29°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 13% Humidity |
| Population | 683,577 (2017) |
| Did you know | El Paso is the sixth-most-populous city in Texas (683,577). |
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| ID | 735378 |
About El Paso
El Paso is a city in west Texas, along the waters of the Rio Grande. Outside the city, Franklin Mountains State Park is home to cacti and desert wildlife like coyotes and golden eagles. The park's Wyler Aerial Tramway ascends to Ranger Peak for views of the city and to Mexico. Nearby, the National Border Patrol Museum traces the history of the U. S. Border Patrol, from its founding in 1924 to the present.
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Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US
By Laura GozziBBC News
A heat dome over the US south-west has translated into extreme heat warnings from coast to coast, which continue to affect More Than 110 million People .
Temperature records could be broken in as many as 38 cities.
In Las Vegas , the intense heatwave is threatening on Sunday to break or tie The City 's record high of 117F (47. 2C).
Hundreds of firefighters have also been battling brush fires in blistering heat and low humidity on The Outskirts of Los Angeles .
Temperatures in Death Valley in California hit 128F (53. 9C) on Sunday, according to The National Weather Service (NWS). It is The Site of the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth: 134F (56. 7C).
The usually crowded streets of Las Vegas are considerably emptier than normal, and Security Guards are guarding The Fountains of upscale casinos and hotels to prevent People from jumping in.
Reporting from The City , BBC producer Samantha Granville said Sunday's heat felt like " when you are baking a cake and open The Oven to see how it's rising, and you feel all The Heat rush to Your Face - except it's your entire body and you can't pull back from it.
" The Heat is suffocating. It literally takes your breath away when you step outside. "
El Paso , in Texas, has seen temperatures of 100. 4F (38C) and above for More Than a month now, with no respite in sight.
The City of Phoenix, which has been experiencing temperatures above 109. 4F (43C) for 17 days in a row, was granted some modest reprieve on Sunday by a thick cloud cover, which was expected to keep the temperature around 115F (46. 1C).
But The Heat is set to continue for the foreseeable future, and authorities are warning that vulnerable People - including children, pregnant women and the elderly - are at serious risk of heat-related illness.
Mobile clinics report treating homeless People suffering from third-degree burns. Public buildings in some parts of California and Nevada have been turned into " cooling centres" where People can take refuge from The Heat .
The Weather Channel says that The Dome of High Pressure will expand across The Nation 's south by The Middle of next week - Meaning other southern US will see temperatures rise.
The temperatures In America 's south-west are the result of an upper level ridge of High Pressure , which typically brings with it warmer temperatures, the US National Weather Service said, adding that the heatwave was " one of the strongest" systems of its kind to hit the region.
Meanwhile, other parts of the US are bracing themselves for severe thunderstorms and flash floods - and north-eastern states could experience another bout of poor air quality as a result of the continuing wildfires in Canada.
" As If The Rain Coming Out of the sky isn't enough, if you start looking up tomorrow, you're going to see a similar situation in what we had a couple of weeks ago because of the air quality degradation [from the wildfires], " New York governor Kathy Hochul said at a press conference. " And as I said before, this is possibly our new normal. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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