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Heat wave in the US affects more than 110 million people

2021-06-20T10:18:43.505Z


Dozens of brands have been beaten from extreme heat. All-time records have also been broken and hundreds more are expected to fall over the weekend. Some 20 million people will experience temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.


By Kathryn Prociv and Jeremy Lewan - NBC News

The

Death Valley

desert

,

in California, registered a maximum temperature of 124 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, becoming not only the hottest point in the United States, but probably one of the hottest

- or the

hottest

- on

the planet.

For this Wednesday, forecasts point to higher temperatures, such as in

Death Valley,

which could reach 128 degrees.

With temperatures exceeding 10 to 30 degrees above average, marks were surpassed this Tuesday across Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Nevada, Arizona and southern California.

Casper, in Wyoming, broke his own record by registering 9 degrees above 93 degrees.

Many western cities saw similar and even more extreme activities:

Billings, Montana, broke its daily record by 10 degrees (record: 108)

, and Chula Vista, California, swept its own mark by a full 13 degrees (new 89 degree mark).

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Records for the highest temperatures of all time were tied Tuesday in Billings at 108 degrees, Salta Lake City at 107 and Cheyenne in Wyoming at 94 degrees.

The

records for the highest temperatures recorded in June were also broken in parts of Utah

, where the heat exceeded 105 degrees.  

This Wednesday, the widespread extreme heat continued to affect about 40 million people who are under warnings, warnings and heat watches.

As the heat wave is not expected to subside until next week, more than 200 records are expected to fall, including the highest temperatures during the afternoon and record lows overnight that would not cool down.

By the time all is said and done, some 110 million Americans will have to face temperatures above 90 degrees while more

than 20 million will experience temperatures above 100 degrees.

A hiker pauses for twilight at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, where temperatures reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. AP

Concerns also mount as heat, low humidity and high winds recreate ideal conditions for wildfires.

Extraordinary amounts of steam from major dams, lakes and rivers caused by constant heat has resulted in jeopardizing water and power supplies, prompting calls from many power operators in various states for residents to cut back on consumption.

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Meteorologists urge everyone under heat alerts to stay indoors, seek shade, drink water

and watch out for neighbors who may need assistance due to dangerous heat.

Extreme heat has a strong correlation with high temperatures caused by climate change. Heat waves are lasting longer and more intense, and wildfire seasons in the west of the country have seen an increase in acres burned.

Source: telemundo

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