A ‘dangerous and deadly heat wave’ is on the way, the weather service warns
A “dangerous and deadly heat wave” is on the way … More than 30 million people are under heat alerts, and more than 50 daily high-temperature records could be broken through the weekend … High pressure will create a heat dome over the Western US. The dome will trap any escaping radiation and send it back to the ground, while the sun’s rays continue to penetrate through. This, combined with arid soils from an extensive and long-term drought, will allow temperatures to rise to record levels over parts of California and the Southwest, with high temperatures from the upper 90s to over 110 degrees on Friday, the Weather Prediction Center said.
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