A woman passes away while trekking in Grand Canyon
Unexpectedly, a 57-year-old woman passed away while trekking in the scorching heat of Grand Canyon National Park.
The terrible occurrence took place in the US, where the woman set out on an eight-mile walk in well-above-100-degree heat.
The woman was originally declared unconscious but died shortly after, apparently from a heart attack.On July 1, at least 13 people reportedly died in Texas heatwave in southern United States, international media reported citing officials.
Earlier, Grand Canyon National Park officials had issued a heat advisory. The trail’s exposed areas may get hotter over 120 degrees in the summer even in the shade.
According to reports from worldwide media quoting officials, a heatwave in Texas in the southern United States claimed at least 13 lives on July 1.
In Webb County, where temperatures climbed to 48 degrees Celsius, eleven of the heat-related deaths took place. Large portions of the US continue to experience very hot weather, with temperatures reaching record highs in the south and southwest and the Midwest being plagued by smoke pollution.
According to a study, there are air quality alerts for more than 120 million people in the US. The inclusion of the Philadelphia and New York City regions is taken into account in the most recent number.
Due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has issued a “code red” air quality advisory for the entire state.
Chicago and Detroit have some of the worst air quality in the world for the second straight day. Wildfire smoke from Canada isThe wildfire season in Canada this year is the worst on record, with 76,000 sq km (29,000 sq miles) of land burning in both the east and west. According to Copernicus Senior Scientist Mark Parrington, “there’s still no end in sight” as much of Canada continues to experience exceptionally warm and dry weather.
