Heat dome sweeps Southwest, driving near-record highs into September
TL;DR
A persistent heat dome is pushing Dallas, Oklahoma City and other Southwest locales to near-record highs and threatening more record temperatures across Death Valley, Yuma, Phoenix and Los Angeles as it shifts west toward New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, with triple-digit days and very hot nights through August into September and about 98 million people at heat-related risk.
- A relentless heat dome is expanding from Texas to California, challenging records The Washington Post
- ‘Heat Dome’ to Bring Dangerous and Prolonged Heat Wave to Southern States The New York Times
- How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor) NPR
- It’s a hot Monday on tap with a few showers and storms possible News4JAX
- More heat and afternoon storms WPEC
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