Record temperatures scorch US West as Americans sweat through extreme heat
A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the U.S. West Coast, as millions of Americans sweat through a heat dome that is also hovering over Arizona and Nevada. About 36 million people — roughly 10% of the country — are under excessive heat warnings coming from the heat dome centered over California, the National Weather Service said on Sunday. Climate change is driving extreme heat waves across the world and will continue to deliver dangerous weather for decades to come, research shows.
