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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Edward Helmore

Heatwave continues to roast 65m people in US midwest and north-east

Emergency workers help an elderly man who fainted during a heat wave
Emergency workers help an elderly man who fainted during a heatwave in Washington DC on 20 June 2024. Photograph: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images

About 65 million people were under heat alerts in the north-eastern and midwest states on Friday, as an early season heatwave in the US continued to roast the region.

Record temperatures were set in some areas, with heat indexes that combine temperature and humidity hitting 100F and 110F. Calendar-day highs were broken across Maine, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

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