Chinanews.com, July 12th. According to the US "World Journal" report, heat waves continue to hit Southern California in the United States, and the temperature in some areas reappears at peak weekends. The center is overcrowded, and many people just stay at home and use the air-conditioning at home.
However, there are also Chinese families who bravely rushed to Palm Springs to experience the desert stove and the different desert starry sky under the high temperature.
"I have been thinking of taking the children to see the desert sunset in Southern California during the summer and camping under the stars." Ms. Lei, the Chinese mother of Grandura, said that when planning this weekend family trip more than a month ago, my mind was full of romance. .
Unexpectedly, when the family drove to Palm Springs at noon that day, it was already 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit (about 46 degrees Celsius). Walking on the road was like walking on a stove. "My eyelids were dripping sweat." The whole air was like a sauna. , I prepared a large bucket of various ice drinks when I went out. Less than half of the itinerary has been consumed and the children have been clamoring for ice.
Ms. Lei said that although she and her husband are both from the northernmost part of China, they have lived in the south for many years and have experienced the hot flashes in southern China, but they have never experienced such a high temperature. "For the first time in my life", "the journey is really good." Worried about heatstroke."
In the afternoon, the whole family arrived at Joshua Tree National Park. It was still hot. The yurt for $180 a night didn't dare to open the windows at all. There was no air-conditioning, and the heat outside was very intense. The inside of the yurt was much cooler than the outside.
However, Ms. Lei said that in the evening, the temperature in the desert has dropped greatly. The fun of watching the galaxy under the night sky has made children and adults forget the torment of the high temperature during the day, a rare experience in life.
"I left Southern California early this weekend and headed north. I happened to avoid the heat and heat. I was really lucky." Mr. Liu from Alhambra said that he, his wife and two children would go out with his family every two years, because of the epidemic last year. I couldn't go out, so I started planning a summer vacation for the whole family to travel to California by driving from the north to the south at the beginning of this year.
The child who was studying for a PhD at Cornell University came back from the vacation last week, and the family drove north before the weekend.
Mr. Liu said that they were at Pismo Beach in Central California on weekends. There was no heat in Southern California at all. They wandered around the fish market and small antique shops on the beach, full of people wearing bikinis, eating and drinking, very comfortable, "feeling myself It's a bit like Hemingway back then."
The report pointed out that the northwestern region of the United States and Canada ushered in a historic heat wave in June this year. The recent high temperature weather in Oregon and Washington State has caused nearly 200 deaths due to heatstroke or complications.
Southern California has also experienced hot weather in the past two weeks.
The public health department urged the public to take care to cool down, especially those with cardiovascular, chronic and respiratory diseases, to avoid heat stroke.
The public health department also urged people who lack the conditions to enjoy the cold to make more use of the summer centers open to the public in various places to escape the peak period of high temperature.
"It's better to stay at home on such a hot day." Many Chinese say that air conditioning and swimming pools at home are the best way to escape the heat.
(Yang Qing)