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Extended heat wave risks lives, increases fire danger and drought
An extended heat wave, driven by a heat dome, has moved westward from the South, putting over 70 million people under life-threatening heat alerts. The conditions have heightened fire danger and drought risks.
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- Heat wave's deadly impact grows
- Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States
- Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States
- Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions
- Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States
- Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions