More than 100 million Americans have been on alert since Thursday due to high temperatures in the country, which the National Weather Service said exceeded 60 daily high records so far this week.
Among the cities that have achieved such records, Abilenein Texas, with 110°F (43.3°C) and Salt Lake Cityin Utah, from 107°F (41.6°C).
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weather forecast center the statement indicated that the southwest, east and east of the country are the most affected areas, while it is expected severe storms in the northeast and southeast.
Temperatures will remain above normal until the end of the week, “a significant portion of the population is on high alert,” the agency added, according to which states such as Utah nighttime temperatures will only drop to 80°F (26.7°C), providing only “relative relief”.
Newspaper Washington Post He stressed that 48 of the 50 states are on high alert due to high temperatures. AT Phoenixin Arizona, maximum temperatures can reach 115°F (46.1°C), and there are “at least” 16 states where temperatures three figures.
In addition, high temperatures were recorded in June unprecedented in cities in the central United States, as well as in Houston, Galveston and Victoria (Texas). And in St. Cloud, Missouri, the thermometer beat its previous record of 38.3 degrees Celsius (191 Fahrenheit). (EFE)
Source: RPP
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