The Weather by the Numbers

A suffocating heat wave has swept across the South and Southwest in the United States, bringing dangerous temperatures and breaking heat records. Here’s what the numbers tell us about the heat and how it is affecting Americans. More than 100 million people in the United States are currently under excessive heat warnings and heat advisories

Record-high temperatures are forecast for this weekend in 45 locales, mostly in Southern or Western states like Texas and Nevada, as well as Idaho and Oregon.

In California alone, 25 million people will be under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings this […]

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