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42m under heat advisory as heatwave hits South and Southwest
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of extreme heat across the US.
Forty-two million people in the south and south-western US are under heat advisories, Axios reports. In Phoenix, Arizona, temperatures are forecast to hit up to 118F (48C), according to the National Weather Service.
Phoenix has already had 10 consecutive days where temperatures were above 110F. Experts believe that this week’s weather could break previous records of the most consecutive number of days above 110F, currently at 18 recorded in 1974, NPR reports.
Swaths of Florida are also experiencing extreme heat. In south Florida, the area’s heat index – what the temperature feels like – has ranged from 105 to 110F, NPR reports. Florida’s oceans also recorded high temperatures, with forecasters warning that warmer waters could make hurricanes and tropical storms stronger.
Intense storms hit parts of Vermont and upstate New York, causing flooding that trapped dozens in their cars and killed at least one person, the Washington Post reported. The flooding is the worst the areas has seen since Hurricane Ida two years ago, which killed 107 people and caused $75.3bn in damage.
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