Taking The Heat

April Schaar, left, a bride visiting from Minnesota to get married on July 7, buys water and ice cream in an effort to keep cool while waiting in line outside the Clark County Marriage Bureau to get a marriage license in Las Vegas, Friday, July 6, 2007. Sizzling record temperatures continued to grip the the western U.S.

Construction worker Trevor Lueck climbs down a ladder out of the sun as temperatures climb to 108 degrees before noon, in Apple Valley, Calif., 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Friday, July 6, 2007. A ferocious heat wave that has gripped the western U.S. continued, with sizzling record temperatures forecast across the sun-baked region.

As the temperature reaches 108 degrees before noon, worker Jose Salgado stops for a water break while installing an irrigation system for a local shopping mall, in Apple Valley, Calif., 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Friday, July 6, 2007. A ferocious heat wave that has gripped the western U.S. continued, with sizzling record temperatures forecast across the sun-baked region.

Jo Keuer, of Chandler, Ariz., puts a cold, wet cloth on her forehead as she takes a break from her volunteer work handing out bottles of water, sunscreen and hats for the Salvation Army at Eastlake Park, Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Phoenix.

A girl tries to catch drops of cool water under a sidewalk cafe mister as temperatures hover around 115 degrees Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Palm Springs, Calif. The first major heat wave of the summer is gripping the Southwest as parts of southern California experience the driest year on record.

A tourist stands under the mister to cool off from the triple digit heat in Palm Springs, Calif., Thursday, July 5, 2007. Southern California's farming areas and deserts baked in triple-digit heat on as authorities opened cooling shelters for the elderly and urged people to turn down the air conditioning to reduce electrical demand.

Danny McFadden, of Phoenix, a driver for AZ Iceman, loads up a pallet of bagged ice outside the company warehouse as temperatures were predicted to hit 115 during a continuing heat wave Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Phoenix.

Stacy Coletta, right, of New Bern, N.C., pours water on her body as she carries a 20-pack of beer for a pool party with her friend Lauren Murray, also of New Bern, N.C., in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 5, 2007. A heat wave sizzling across the West showed little sign of letting up Thursday, with Las Vegas forecast to tie a record high and even northern Idaho expected to top 100 degrees.

A man walks in the shade to avoid the sunlight in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 5, 2007. A heat wave sizzling across the West showed little sign of letting up Thursday, with Las Vegas forecast to tie a record high and even northern Idaho expected to top 100 degrees.

Jesus Oregel, 15, rides his bike through at water fountain to cool off in hot temperatures in downtown San Jose, Calif., Thursday, July 5, 2007.

Erick Pope, left, Brian Hommerbacher, center, and Keith Tiedemann, all of Maryland, carry large Long Island iced tea drinks as they walk along the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Las Vegas. The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning for the area through Friday night.

Kaan Beyaz, left, Alara Dinc, center, and Baris Beydaz, all from Turkey, cool off in the mist on the Strip in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 3 , 2007. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning until midnight Thursday for most of southern Nevada.

Tourists carry their drinks as they walk along the Strip in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 3 , 2007. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning until midnight Thursday for most of southern Nevada.

Wyatt Myers, 8, of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, cools off in the mist while walking along the Strip in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 3 2007. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning until midnight Thursday for most of southern Nevada.

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