It’s (scorching) heat!
America’s sweatiest cities are named, with two southern metropolises taking the crown as the worst hotspots: Austin, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.
Following the top two spots was Washington, DC, which came in third, and rounding out the list were Dallas-Ft. Worth, Charlotte, Baltimore, Denver, West Palm Beach, Houston and Orlando.
In May, temperatures in Austin reached triple digits, an unprecedented level seen in only six other years when records began in 1898. SHIT News reported.
Temperatures in the city have now risen to a deadly 43 degrees Celsius, with high humidity making it feel even hotter.
The map shows the top 10 sweatiest cities in the United States, with Austin, Atlanta and Washington, DC, taking the top three spots.
A group of sunbathers keep cool at Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, where temperatures have soared into triple digits since May
Atlanta recently reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with the average temperature hovering around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. June was the city’s second-hottest month on record.
The warmest period was in 1952, when the average temperature for residents was 82.3 degrees, according to data going back to 1879. 11 Living News reported.
Last month, the Baltimore-Washington region was hit with two straight days of scorching temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. At Reagan National Airport, temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the previous record for the highest daily temperature set in 2000. 98 degrees established in 1988 and 1874, DC News Now reported.
The oppressive heat in the country has led to an increase in the number of heat-related deaths.
At least 28 people have died in California, Oregon and Arizona in the past week based on preliminary reports, The Washington Post reported.
Heat warnings were in effect for more than 135 million people in the lower 48 states on Wednesday, and are expected to last through the weekend on the West and East Coasts, the outlet reported.
Las Vegas and the American West have also been hit by an unprecedented heat wave, prompting millions of people to issue extreme heat warnings.
Dozens of locations in the west of the country equaled or broke previous heat records last weekend and this is expected to continue throughout the week.
Las Vegas reached a record high of 115 degrees Fahrenheit for the fifth day in a row, after a week of unprecedented heat.
Visitors dine under fog to stay cool in record heat in Las Vegas as extreme heat warning issued
Washington, DC, is experiencing an extreme heat wave with temperatures reaching near triple digits
Denver, Colorado, ranks seventh as a city facing soaring temperatures
People across the country are trying to stay cool by hitting local beaches, swimming in a local spring, or sitting by the pool.
Barton Springs in Austin features underground springs that average temperatures of 68 to 70 degrees. The popular swimming pool is a favorite spot for many locals to escape the scorching temperatures of the city.
Kim McKnight, manager of historic preservation and tourism for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, said The New York Times during last year’s heat wave, leading many Austin residents to consider it a “sacred place.”
“I realize not everyone goes, but those who do can’t imagine life without it,” McKnight said.
Others choose to stay indoors, cranking up the air conditioning and drinking cold drinks to stay cool and hydrated.
A TikToker who calls himself pissedoffscaper filmed himself drinking a cold beverage and joking about the sweltering temperatures
Beachgoers flock to the ocean to cool off during the unbearable heat and humidity
TikToker Mollsnation asked, “And who told Atlanta she could get this sexy?”
Others have taken to TikTok to document how they are coping with the extreme temperatures, while others don’t mind the heat at all.
TikTok user Lauren Hall gave a glimpse of the summer heat in Austin, sharing a photo of herself and her friends braving the heat in bikinis at Barton Springs in Austin, Texas.
“It’s so warm and we’re enjoying it,” she wrote in the caption.
But other Atlanta residents didn’t have it so easy with the heat.
TikTok user Molly (MollsNation) captured a video of herself walking during the record-breaking heatwave, squinting as the sun scorched her eyes. She asked her followers, “And who told Atlanta she could get this hot?”
User Pissedoffscaper told some jokes about Hotlanta while taking a few sips of a cold drink: “It’s so hot that when I went outside to check my chicken coop, a chicken laid a fried egg.”
While Jordan Valerie, a media correspondent in Atlanta, shared a message with listeners.
“It’s 100 degrees outside in #Atlanta! PLEASE DO NOT INVITE me to do NOTHING until the sun goes down, respectfully!” she said while sitting in her car.
‘The heat affects my posture.’