More Than 100 Million Americans Under Heatwave Alerts as Scorching Weather Set to Intensify
More than 100 million Americans are under heatwave alerts across the south and southwest as experts warn temperatures in some areas are set to soar further in the coming days, possibly reaching triple digits.
In a July 12 bulletin, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued excessive heat advisories and warnings for areas of the United States stretching all the way from Florida to California and encompassing nearly all of southern Nevada, western Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma.
According to Heat.gov, the web portal for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), the heat alerts cover more than 109 million people.
“A stagnant upper-level high in place over the Southwest/northern Mexico will not only remain in place but begin to build in coverage, particularly to the northwest over the Great Basin and California,” NWS said in its update….