US west heatwave: 31 million people brace for record-breaking temperatures
by Victoria Bekiempis from on (#5M1TG)
Las Vegas could surpass its record-high of 117F as residents of US west face very high risk of heat-related illness
More than 31 million people across the US west and south-west are bracing for a brutal heatwave that could bring triple-digit temperatures this weekend, with authorities warning that records could be broken in many regions of California and Nevada. Officials have said that Las Vegas could even surpass its record-high temperature of 117F.
The heat risk" is classified as very high" across much of this area, meaning all residents there face very high risk of heat-related illness due to both the long duration heat, and the lack of overnight relief", the National Weather Service (NWS) has said.
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