About 80 million Americans are under heat warnings and advisories today as a dangerous heat wave that began in the Southwest covers more real estate in the Central and southern U.S.
type of severe weather hazard in the U.S., and they especially target low-income residents who may lack access to air conditioning.As of Monday morning, heat watches, advisories and warnings were in effect from the Carolinas to Texas, extending north into Wisconsin and Minnesota and south to the Gulf Coast.
The same top heat warning category is in effect for parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois and Tennessee. For the Central states, this will be a prolonged event. The lack of nighttime heat relief, with many records set for warmest overnight temperatures, raises the health risks associated with it.
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