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June 23rd, 2008 11:38 AM

The heat wave that has been scalding California finally took a break on Sunday, according to an article in Blue Ridge Now, with temperatures dropping ten to fifteen degrees. The dip in temperature comes as a relief not only to residents but to water and power departments as well.

A fresh round of power failures sent repair crews back into the field Saturday, just as service was restored to most of the 8,000 customers blacked out the day before.

By late Saturday, about 1,500 customers still lacked power, said Terry Schneider, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Saturday's demand for electricity in the Los Angeles area was a record for a weekend day in June, she said.

"As the heat increased, we were having more and more trouble maintaining the level of customer demand," Schneider said.

The heat has caused other concerns as well, especially because of the wildfires that seem to be starting up with all the dried grasses and lightning. The dip in heat is hoped to help slow down those fires but for now residents are simply being warned to be careful.

Wildfires also have erupted in the hot, dry weather, with the governor's office saying Saturday that lightning had sparked nearly 400 fires in Northern California. Firefighters feared additional blazes because of tinder-dry conditions following the driest spring on record.

At least one death has been linked to the heat, a 77-year-old woman who apparently left her car near the California-Arizona line south of Lake Havasu, Ariz., on Monday in search of her elderly husband.

Posted by Kendrick S. Jackson on June 23rd, 2008 11:38 AMPost a Comment (0)

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