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The temperature in the western United States broke records, and California was in a hurry. What impact has it brought to the lives of local residents?
The western United States continues to experience extreme heat in summer. In recent days, high temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius have appeared in many places in California, which has caused great pressure on the survival and power supply of local people. Due to the hot climate in the western United States, California 6 ushered in the biggest heat wave in history. The weather forecast shows that on this day, a set of historical high temperature records appeared in California and the western region of the United States. Among these cities, the temperature in downtown Sacramento is as high as 47 degrees, which exceeds the maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius in 1925. The temperature in stockton is 46 degrees Celsius, which is the record of this city; The temperature in San Francisco once reached above 40 degrees Celsius. California's power supply system has also been affected by high temperatures.

The continuous high temperature and hot air has had a great influence on the American people. On September 7, California Electric Power Company issued a three-level emergency warning, calling on people to minimize energy consumption in a hot climate. The electricity consumption in the United States is declining, and a severe drought is the decline in electricity consumption. As far as demand is concerned, it is understandable to reduce the temperature of air conditioning, because everyone wants to get rid of the heat.

California's three-level power emergency alarm is still in effect, and the power company has ordered to cut off the power supply in the United States between 16:00 and 2 1:00. At the same time, they also said that in the next few days, in order to avoid fire, some families and businesses will be cut off. In its short-term energy forecast, the US Energy Intelligence Bureau said that the electricity consumption in the United States will reach the highest level in history, mainly due to the active economy and the hot summer. The bad weather has caused great losses to family farms. So far, the United States has not received any assistance. On September 10, American radio reported that many places in the United States were facing serious fire risks due to multiple fires. Many places were evacuated and thousands of families were cut off.

According to the local fire brigade official, since August 3 1, Shuangxi has been on fire. It has ravaged more than 147000 hectares of land in northeastern Oregon, and the fire has been controlled. In addition, the "Cedar Creek" fire quickly spread to the eastern part of Lane County, Oregon, USA, and the Lane County Sheriff's Office ordered the evacuation on the evening of the 9 th. Kate from Oregon? Brown declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, freeing up a lot of materials to deal with many fires caused by Cedar Creek fire.