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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Eric Holthaus

US faces another summer of extreme heat as fears rise over Trump cuts

a man holds a reflective vest over his head to seek shade from the sun
A Los Angeles county road crew member seeks shade from his uniform during a heat wave in 2023. Photograph: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

This year’s summer months promise to be among the hottest on record across the United States, continuing a worsening trend of extreme weather, and amid concern over the impacts of Trump administration cuts to key agencies.

The extreme heat could be widespread and unrelenting: only far northern Alaska may escape unusually warm temperatures from June through August, according to the latest seasonal forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).

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