As much of the South bakes, Phoenix is poised to break a record set half a century ago of consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures.

Related headlines from the past couple years (in chronological order):

"No large city grew faster than Phoenix.
Arizona’s capital grew at the fastest rate among America’s biggest cities, vaulting it ahead of Philadelphia to officially become the fifth-biggest city in the U.S. since the last census."

"Here's why Arizona says it can keep growing despite historic megadrought"

"Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles"