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World > Americas & EMEA
Deadly, record-breaking heat wave grips western US
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 11, 2024 12:07 am

LOS ANGELES, California — A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday, smashing records and endangering lives with little relief in sight.

Approximately 162 million people — nearly half of the US population — were living in areas under active heat warnings, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

KEEP COOL Caroline Gilligan cools off in a water fountain in the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2024. EPA PHOTO

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