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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Blistering US heatwave spreads from south and scorches 190m Americans

On Thursday, Phoenix recorded its 28th day in a row of temperatures reaching at least 110F (43.3C).
On Thursday, Phoenix recorded its 28th day in a row of temperatures reaching at least 110F (43.3C). Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

A blistering heatwave that has engulfed the southern US over the past four weeks has spread to the Great Plains, midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-eastern regions, placing about 190 million Americans under heat advisory alerts, the National Weather Service said.

The extreme heat is expected to persist through Saturday, with Friday and Saturday forecast to be the hottest days of the summer so far for millions in the mid-Atlantic and north-east.

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