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Climate Brief: Heat Dome 2024 [1]

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Date: 2024-06-16  

Record-breaking, widespread and stubborn heat wave to blanket U.S. this week

A June heat wave for the record books is set to send temperatures soaring from the Midwest and Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast beginning Sunday and continuing into the coming weeks..axios.com/...

Why it matters: Extreme heat is the top weather-related killer in the U.S. For millions of people, it will be the first heat wave of the season, heightening health risks.

Threat level: By Sunday, 268 million people in the U.S. are forecast to see air temperatures reach or exceed 90°F, with many of them experiencing heat indices at or above 100°F.

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