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July 16, 2024

Much of U.S. Faces More Blistering Heat Amid Record Seasonal Highs
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Scorching temperatures continue to bake large swaths of the Midwest and
eastern U.S. as a heat dome blankets the region. Some 100 million people
are under heat advisories from New York to Florida to Texas. Meanwhile,
Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and much of eastern North
Carolina and southeast Virginia are under excessive heat warnings with
temperatures expected to rise to some 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

On the West Coast, the blistering heat has intensified wildfires across
Oregon, where at least eight blazes are burning. Oregon's largest blaze,
the Cow Valley Fire, has burnt over 132,000 acres. Wildfires are also
raging in parts of California and Hawaii.


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