🌱 Patch AM: How dangerous is Yuma’s late-season heat wave right now?

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In today's newsletter:

• How dangerous is Yuma's late-season heat wave right now?
• Why a $100 million fiber pilot plant is coming to Yuma

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 107 and low of 87 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 108, low: 86.
• Friday: Clouds and sun; windy, warm, with a high of 105 and low of 85 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arizona heat wave breaks deadly records as warnings blanket the Southwest (azfamily.com) — Yuma County is enduring a deadly late-season heat wave, with 26 confirmed heat-related deaths so far this year and emergency calls still climbing. Local fire crews report dozens of serious incidents, and about 20 county cooling stations remain open, possibly into October, as officials urge residents—especially seniors, outdoor workers, and unsheltered people—to take extra precautions.
   

• What Is Hesperaloe Fiber and Why Is Kimberly-Clark Investing in It? - Midland (midlandco.com) — Kimberly-Clark is planning a $100 million pilot plant in Yuma to test Hesperaloe, a desert plant that could become a water-efficient alternative fiber for paper products. The project explores whether this low-lignin, low-water crop can be scaled commercially, potentially bringing new industrial activity and jobs tied to sustainable materials to the Yuma area.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cheap gas alert!!!
  Walmart on 32nd/frontage rd has gas for $3.99 a gallon, and if you are a plus member you save an additional .10 cents off a gallon. So $3.89 a gallon… (Nextdoor Yuma Foothills)
• Free food on Wednesday.
  Address is in photo. No ID needed. Free to anyone who needs it. (Nextdoor Yuma Foothills)

• Albers Aerospace, Inc. posted a job opening for MQ-9 Launch and Recovery Pilot II in Yuma. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Emergency Communications Dispatcher (Grade 186) in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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