She's on her way back to Australia while her friend is still on the island, playing to theatres doing double time as shelters for thousands of evacuees.
Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring.
The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a new record on Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 43C (110 degrees Fahrenheit) in a summer of suffering echoing around much of the globe.
Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point on Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe.
Italian authorities have issued an "extreme" health risk for 16 cities including Rome and Florence this weekend as a heat wave that is baking Europe threatens to bring record temperatures.
Phoenix in the US is supposed to be hot, but the severity of the upcoming heat wave will bring a level of heat that will test even heat-hardy places and do so for longer durations than have ever been observed before.
While much of Australia was blanketed in a cold fog and spitting rain, a world record was being broken with blistering heat descending on North America, North Africa and Asia.
Sydney could beat a 165-year-old record if temperatures stay above 30 degrees for the next four days as "extreme fire danger" warnings are issued for parts of New South Wales.
Less than a day after La Niña was officially declared over by the Bureau of Meteorology, fresh warnings have been issued over a sizzling heatwave set to sweep the country's east.
After days of relatively settled conditions along the nation's east coast, residents in two states have been warned over an incoming heatwave set to make life uncomfortable.
Thirty per cent of Australians on income support have sought medical care from heat stress because their homes are so hot in summer, a survey has revealed.
Australia's turbulent weather is set to continue today with yet another fresh batch of heatwave warnings issued while much of the country is also set for a lashing by intense winds.
A late-summer heatwave is expected to impact the whole country in coming days, while flooding is also predicted in northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Weatherzone is predicting a dynamic mix of weather with potential for flooding rain, server thunderstorms, temperatures of 45 degrees and tropical cyclones.
There are two very different weather conditions in Australia today as the mountains are dusted by snow but the cities swelter through a low-intensity heatwave.
Aussies soaked up the sunshine today as one city ended a near-record run below 30 degrees, but a large swathe of the state has just been hit with a severe weather warning.
The swift thunderstorm that hammered Sydney yesterday is "just the start" of more extreme weather to come across Australia this summer, authorities have warned.