Searing Heat Is Shattering Century-Old Records Across Central US
- Heat will tax health, power grids and transportation across US
- Oklahoma reached 110F Monday, hottest in contiguous US
Around 67 million people are currently under excessive heat warnings.
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About 145 million people across the central US are facing wilting temperatures this week from another massive heat wave that will tax energy grids and raise health risks from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast.
The heat is already smashing records dating back more than a century, and temperatures are forecast to reach 100F degrees (38C) or more from Minneapolis in the north to Dallas in the south Tuesday. Triple-digit readings will spread even further on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said.