People cool off with a spray from the north reflecting pool, at the 911 Memorial and Museum, during hot windy weather in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden took steps to protect workers from extreme heat and met with the mayors of sweltering cities Phoenix and San Antonio on Thursday as an intensifying heat wave put half of Americans under heat watches and warnings.
With this July set to become the hottest on record globally,
