At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
- At least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.
- As a huge heat dome sits over the county’s eastern half, extreme heat gripped millions of people in the days leading up to the US’s semiquincentennial on Saturday – and beyond it.
- More than 20 states experienced have reported stifling temperatures more than 100F (38C), marring celebrations.
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- At least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.
- As a huge heat dome sits over the county’s eastern half, extreme heat gripped millions of people in the days leading up to the US’s semiquincentennial on Saturday – and beyond it.
- More than 20 states experienced have reported stifling temperatures more than 100F (38C), marring celebrations.
Sources: Guardian