Inside California's 50 million person heat emergency

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View online September 01, 2022 1/ State of emergency declared over California heatwave as 50m people placed under alerts   A dangerous heatwave is descending in the US west with parts of California expected to reach up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius) through the Labor Day weekend.   More than 50 million people are under heat advisories, watches and warnings, as scorching temperatures spread across California and Nevada, as well as parts of Arizona, Oregon and Idaho.   Temperatures are forecast to reach well above 100F (38C) in much of California on Thursday, and up to 113F (45C) in the Coachella Valley, 111F (44C) in the San Fernando Valley and 102-107F (39-42C) across the Central Valley from Bakersfield to Redding.   California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to the heatwave. The state power grid operator has warned of potential blackouts as energy demands ramp up, in large part from air conditioning. 2/Donald Trump rages at DOJ for making him appear 'like a slob' in raid photos "They put them there in a messy fashion. And then they took a picture and they released to the public," said the former president 3/ Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz defence team denied mistrial over swastika evidence Attorney argues they were being forced to introduce prejudicial evidence against client 4/ The secret millions behind Florida religious schools banning gay children Under GOP Governor Ron DeSantis, the Sunshine State has allowed private religious schools to scoop up taxpayer-funded vouchers with apparently minimal oversight. Io Dodds explains how the program has led to Florida taxpayers subsidising anti-LGBT+ policies 5/ CO2 emission risks to US society higher than previously estimated The social cost of CO2 estimation methodology used by the US federal government may be outdated The Big Question Why is Nasa's latest Moon mission named Artemis? Nasa has rescheduled the maiden rocket launch of its latest mission to place human beings on the surface of the Moon, the Artemis programme.   Blast-off for the unmanned Artemis I was supposed to take place on Monday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral but had to be scrubbed at the last minute due to technical problems on the launchpad. All being well, it will now be reattempted on Saturday.   But who is the Ancient Greek goddess after whom the project was named and how does she reflect its feminist aspirations? Read the full story > Watch/ The Missing: The Ukrainians abducted in Putin's war NUMBER OF THE DAY 91   – The age at which Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, passed away at Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital this week after a long illness.   QUOTE OF THE DAY "It is a GOOD DAY" – Former state legislator Mary Peltola tweets in triumph after beating ex-governor Sarah Palin to become the first Democrat to represent Alaska in Congress in almost 50 years. Other stories you might like Palin defeat immediately denounced as election fraud on Trump's social media platform Shocking bodycam video shows Ohio police fatally shooting unarmed Black man in bed Jolissa Fuentes' family say authorities didn't take her disappearance seriously. The local police chief replies: 'This isn't CSI'   Articles available exclusively to subscribers Editorial, The Independent - We should remember Mikhail Gorbachev for his courage Other newsletters you might like The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White Sign up Morning Headlines Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Joe Sommerlad Sign up If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.