Experience the intense U.S. heat wave affecting millions with record-breaking temperatures in the West and sweltering heat in the East. Stay safe and informed.
1. How many people are under an excessive heat warning in the U.S.?
- A) 10 million
- B) 20 million
- C) 36 million
- D) 50 million
- Answer: C) 36 million
2. What is the highest alert level issued by the National Weather Service?
- A) Heat Watch
- B) Heat Advisory
- C) Excessive Heat Warning
- D) Heat Outlook
- Answer: C) Excessive Heat Warning
3. Which city in Northern California recorded a temperature of 119 degrees?
- A) Sacramento
- B) Redding
- C) Fresno
- D) San Francisco
- Answer: B) Redding
4. What was the new daily record low temperature in Phoenix?
- A) 85 F
- B) 88 F
- C) 90 F
- D) 92 F
- Answer: D) 92 F
5. What high temperature was recorded in Death Valley over the weekend?
- A) 120 F
- B) 128 F
- C) 130 F
- D) 134 F
- Answer: B) 128 F
6. Why were emergency medical helicopters unable to respond in Death Valley?
- A) Lack of fuel
- B) Mechanical failure
- C) High temperatures exceeding 120 degrees
- D) Poor visibility
- Answer: C) High temperatures exceeding 120 degrees
7. What activity were the two visitors involved in when one of them died from heat exposure in Death Valley?
- A) Hiking
- B) Camping
- C) Riding motorcycles
- D) Driving
- Answer: C) Riding motorcycles
8. How many children did Natasha Ivory take to a water park in Mount Charleston?
- A) Two
- B) Four
- C) Six
- D) Eight
- Answer: B) Four
9. What record high temperature was set in Mount Charleston, Nevada?
- A) 110 F
- B) 115 F
- C) 120 F
- D) 125 F
- Answer: C) 120 F
10. What temperature did Salem, Oregon, reach to break its previous record?
- A) 99 F
- B) 100 F
- C) 103 F
- D) 105 F
- Answer: C) 103 F
11. What advice did the weather service give for dealing with the heat in Baltimore?
- A) Drink plenty of fluids
- B) Stay in an air-conditioned room
- C) Check on relatives and neighbors
- D) All of the above
- Answer: D) All of the above
12. What was the highest temperature ever officially recorded on Earth and when?
- A) 130 F in July 2021
- B) 132 F in June 2020
- C) 134 F in July 1913
- D) 136 F in August 2019
- Answer: C) 134 F in July 1913
13. How many heat-related deaths have been confirmed in Maricopa County, Arizona, this year?
- A) 10
- B) 13
- C) 20
- D) 25
- Answer: B) 13
14. What natural disaster has been fanned by the heat and low humidity in California?
- A) Earthquakes
- B) Tornadoes
- C) Wildfires
- D) Floods
- Answer: C) Wildfires
15. How large was the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County by Sunday?
- A) 10 square miles
- B) 15 square miles
- C) 20 square miles
- D) 25 square miles
- Answer: D) 25 square miles