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July 19, 2011

Authorities Warn U.S. Heat Wave Could Prove Deadly 
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Authorities are warning the heat wave currently gripping states in the
Midwest could prove deadly. The heat index in parts of Minnesota reached
123 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday. The National Weather Service has
called the rising temperatures and humidity in the Midwest, “the most
significant heat-wave the region has experienced in at least the last
five years." So far this month, more than 1,000 high-temperature records
have been broken across the country.



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