It hit 120 degrees in this California town. For the homeless, ‘it’s a miserable life out here’ [latimes.com]
Charles Johnson, 52, gulps down a third bottle of water on an extremely hot day in Blythe, Calif. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) By Ruben Vives and Akiya Dillon, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2032 At a homeless encampment dubbed the Lost City, hidden behind a cluster of pine trees off Highway 95, Charles Johnson was sweltering. He was drenched in sweat, worsening the heat rash on his back and arms. His sunburned skin ached. He was hungry. He was desperate for water. And he yearned for ice —...