DAILY STAR
An American city has become “one of the first” places in the world to become “uninhabitable without aircon”, a climate expert has claimed.
Laura Tobin, 41, is a meteorologist and weather broadcaster for ITV’s daily news programme Good Morning Britain.
And the English presenter boldly claimed that Phoenix, Arizona is utterly unlivable without having the AC cranked, she said on Wednesday morning’s programme.
Currently, almost one in three Americans are under some form of heat warning thanks to the deadly La Niña.
The scientist – who abhors the phrase ‘weather girl’ – has been keeping the UK informed about the heatwaves across the US and Europe, while Britain dodges the scorching sun.
“First of all we start off with the extreme heat across America”, Laura said as she pointed to her luminous, multi-coloured map.
“The heat dome is out towards the west, the jet stream divides the cool and the warm.”
Laura noted the record-breaking temperatures in Phoenix, which is currently on day 19 of temperatures surplus of 43C.
Its pavements have been hitting a staggering 71C, while its evenings haven’t dipped below 35C for days.
