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The Southwest is sweltering.

Phoenix, Arizona just broke its own record for deadly heat.

There have now been more than 18 consecutive days there,

where the thermometer peaked at 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

Highs in Phoenix for the rest of this week are forecasted at 115 degrees or higher.

And at night, it barely cools off to 99 degrees.

The entire Southwest is at the mercy of an historic heat wave.

From the southern half of California, all the way east to Louisiana

and even parts of Mississippi and South Florida,

100 million Americans are enduring life under an intense heat dome.

And the United States is just one of many spots across the earth's northern hemisphere

that are smashing high temperature records.

And with ongoing climate change, even these new records are likely to quickly fall.

I hate to say it's becoming normal, but it feels normal now.

We are taking as many breaks as possible.

I have water I'd down at all times.

We're going through 10 to 20 bottles of water per man a day.

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