'As long as we have AC': Phoenix heat shows gap between US rich, poor

The heatwave affecting much of the southwest and southern United States -- including the record temperatures in Phoenix -- is igniting debate on how fast global warming is moving.

Rosalia Licea (L) and neighbor Wendy Salinas pose near the remains of a neighboring mobile home recently destroyed in a fire, during a record heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona on July 20, 2023. AFP