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June 14, 2022

Over 100 Million Put Under Heat Advisories Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave in U.S.
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Over 100 million people are under heat advisories in the United States
as an early-season heat wave continues to break records from the
Southwest to the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Over the weekend,
temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona, reached 114 degrees and 109 degrees in
Las Vegas, Nevada. In Houston, local officials warned residents to stay
inside.

Porfirio Villarreal: "When you have extreme heat, then everyone is at
danger. When you suffer heat exhaustion or heat stroke, then your vital
organs, your brain suffers damages, and you could die."

This comes as wildfires have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their
homes in California, New Mexico and Arizona. According to the National
Interagency Fire Center, firefighters are battling more than three dozen
uncontained fires.


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