Record heat waves hit US, Europe, Asia

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 17, 2023 12:25 am

(UPDATE) ROME: Tens of millions of people battled dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung over parts of the United States, Europe and Asia, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.

A powerful heat wave stretching from California to Texas was expected to peak, the US National Weather Service said, warning of an 'extremely hot and dangerous weekend.' Daytime highs were forecast to range between 10 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in the west.

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