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Floodwaters invaded Spring Street in Tremont, Pennsylvania, during a lightning vigil.
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One-fifth of the American population is threatened by burning heat or a dangerous flood.
In the western United States, some 40 million people from Washington to Arizona were under an excessive heat or heat warning on Tuesday, according to CNN weather forecaster Brandon Miller. Meanwhile, about 32 million people are under flood surveillance, mainly in the East.
Part of the worst heat, unsurprisingly, is in the Southwest Desert.
Phoenix officially broke its temperature record for Monday, while the high had reached 115 degrees at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. The previous record for July 23 was 114 degrees in 2014.
The zone could reach 117 degrees Tuesday, which will be the hottest day of the week and potentially the hottest day of the year until 39 to now, weather meteorologist Larry Hopper
Phoenix residents must take heat warnings seriously: Maricopa County public health officials say 155 people have died in the Phoenix area. last year due to illnesses caused by heat. reaches more than 120 degrees the next days. The night should bring little relief, as temperatures will only drop to around 100 degrees.
Southern California has also been landlocked in a three-digit trend, and the California Independent System Operator Corp. urged people to break away from the air conditioner. other appliances during the peak consumption period from 5 pm to 9 pm Tuesday and Wednesday
The heat expands in the Northwest normally mild. Portland, Oregon, is under heat notice, with temperatures expected in the mid-1990s Tuesday through Thursday.
The heat will also pave the way for an increased risk of forest fires this week in the West, including southern California. .
Due to the smoke of several forest fires, the air quality in southern Oregon was the worst in the country on Monday, and the rest of the week did not seem much better .
Fortunately, the heat will subside Tuesday, a day after several central cities have set all-time records in the state. At Waco, the temperature climbed to 114 degrees, beating the record of 112 degrees set in 1969.
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