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Weather concerns will likely continue into next week, as a heat wave is expected to send temperatures soaring across the country, starting this weekend.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid a heat wave.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Similarly, the plethora of daylight throughout the summer continues to heat up the atmosphere, causing peak heat waves to usually hit in late July.
—Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
As the week goes on, heat will expand into the Midwest and the Great Lakes area before engulfing the Northeast this weekend in what will be the region’s first prolonged heat wave.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid a heat wave.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Similarly, the plethora of daylight throughout the summer continues to heat up the atmosphere, causing peak heat waves to usually hit in late July.
—Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
As the week goes on, heat will expand into the Midwest and the Great Lakes area before engulfing the Northeast this weekend in what will be the region’s first prolonged heat wave.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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