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US heat dome causes dangerous conditions for more than 100 million people


High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and death

More than a 100 million people in the US will face dangerous conditions over the weekend as a heat dome which has scorched much of the center of the country nudges eastward.

Heat advisories were in place on Friday all across the north-eastern coast from Portland, Maine to Wilmington, North Carolina, with the daytime heat index temperatures 10 to 15F above average in some places.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/heat-dome-dangerous-conditions-100-million-people

Author : Nina Lakhani

Publish date : 2025-07-25 16:17:00

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