Blistering heat wave steamrolls into the Bay Area breaking record highs

The heat wave that steamrolled into California Friday is by all appearances the beginning of a potentially dangerous hot spell — the demon child of climate change — that experts say will grip the West in a sweltering blanket and worsen the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Heat records were shattered across the Bay Area, with many cities hitting levels 10 degrees above previous highs for the day. The thermometer even briefly hit 90 degrees at Half Moon Bay’s airport — 30 degrees above what had been recorded in the...