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Heat waves aren’t just for us.
In the United States, the so-called ‘heat dome’ phenomenon, which has been causing heat waves for a long time, is expanding nationwide.
Even bears living in the mountains come down to escape the heat and occupy swimming pools in residential areas, and an unusual phenomenon in which cacti, a tropical plant, withers and dies one after another.
Correspondent Jeongmin Lee in Washington.
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A wild bear from the mountains swims in a swimming pool in a house in Burbank, Southern California, USA.
The police were dispatched to a bear who came down to a residential area to avoid the near 35 degree heat and occupied a swimming pool.
Cooling down after a brisk swim, the bear climbed a tree behind the house to dry itself and returned to the mountain.
The famous cactus of Arizona, the southwestern United States, is dying.
Even cacti, which are accustomed to heat and dryness, could not withstand the heat wave, which exceeded the maximum temperature of 43 degrees for nearly a month.
[킴벌리 매큐/애리조나 피닉스 사막식물원 책임자 : “말 그대로 더는 기능을 할 수 없는 상태이고, 질식하기 시작했습니다.”]
Over the weekend, 170 million people were affected by heat warnings or advisories, with wind chills exceeding 38 degrees across much of the United States.
The so-called ‘heat dome’ phenomenon, which covered the southwestern part of the United States with hot air, has expanded to almost all areas.
The city of Boston declared a heat emergency, and large cities including Chicago, New York and Philadelphia opened air conditioning centers in public libraries and community facilities.
[로베르토 시리아코/뉴욕 브롱스 트레몬트 구세군 : “올해, 특히 지난주부터 매우 더워졌습니다. 사람들에게 매우 위험하고 누군가는 죽기도 합니다. 그래서 주민들이 편히 쉴 수 있도록 이 장소를 개방하는 겁니다.”]
President Biden, who issued a federal government-wide heat wave warning measure last week, pointed out that climate change is now an existential threat.
[조 바이든/미국 대통령/지난 27일 : “우리가 기후 위기에 처해있다는 사실을 부인하는 사람조차도 폭염이 지금 미국인에게 미치고 있는 영향을 부정할 수 없습니다.”]
In particular, climate experts are concerned that low-income people who have difficulty cooling will be more severely affected by the heat wave.
Experts predict that heatwaves around the world will continue into next month.
This is KBS News Lee Jung-min from Washington.
Video Editing: Myeonghwan Sam/Research: Hojeong Seo
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2023-07-30 21:23:00
