
A person carries his canine on his shoulders to keep away from stepping on the new pavement whereas ready to cross an avenue in Mexico Metropolis, on June 14, 2024, throughout a warmth wave. (Photograph by Yuri CORTEZ / Agence France-Presse)
WASHINGTON, United States — Huge areas of the central and jap United States are bracing for a sweltering warmth wave subsequent week, with temperatures anticipated to be unseasonably excessive for June.
“Temperatures will soar subsequent week from the Midwest to the Northeast, the place a number of dozen document afternoon excessive and document heat morning lows are set to fall,” the Nationwide Climate Service stated on social media Friday.
The warmth wave is because of begin Sunday within the central United States, then unfold throughout the Midwest and Northeast earlier than Tuesday, June 18, and can final a lot of the week, the climate service stated.
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“Warmth is the main reason for weather-related deaths most years. Take it severely,” it warned.
The capital metropolis of Washington activated its “warmth emergency” plan Friday, stated Mayor Muriel Bowser, and excessive temperatures had been forecast for subsequent week.
A number of different main cities will even be affected, from Chicago to New York.