Hottest US city Phoenix smashes heat streak record

By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) - The desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, suffered a record 113 straight days with temperatures over 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) this year, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and more acres burned by wildfire across the state, officials said. The city of 1.6 million residents, the largest in the Sonoran desert, had its hottest-ever summer, breaking the