Dangerous heat grips more than 40 million people in the US
More than 40 million people are under heat alerts across the Plains and Central California today and Tuesday as temperatures surge 10 to 15 degrees above normal. “Dangerous heat will continue to impact much of the central and parts of southwestern US today,” the Weather Prediction Center said. Temperatures will warm up into the 90s and 100s today, breaking dozens of high temperature records across the central US. … Excessive heat warnings have also been issued for the San Joaquin Valley, where high temperatures could reach 108 degrees.
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