About 60 million Americans in at least 16 states are set to experience triple-digit highs.
More than 100 million people in the Lower 48 states are under heat alerts on Thursday amid relentlessly sweltering temperatures that have soared as high as 115 degrees in recent days.
About 60 million Americans in at least 16 states are set to experience triple-digit highs Thursday; an additional half-dozen states could see the mercury reach the upper 90s.Excessive-heat warnings or heat advisories cover several regions, including California’s Central Valley; Las Vegas to Phoenix in the Southwest; San Antonio to Birmingham, Ala., in the South; and Myrtle Beach, S.C., to Boston along the East Coast.
In Texas and Oklahoma, where many places are enduring one of their hottest summers on record, highs well above 100 degrees are expected for the foreseeable future. Both states made it to 115 degrees Tuesday, and while temperatures are comparatively lower Thursday, they will still be dangerous for vulnerable groups.Major cities in the Northeast will experience highs near 95 degrees Thursday and will feel 5 to 10 degrees hotter with suffocating humidity levels.
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