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2,500 Towns In The U.S. Hit Heat Records Over The Past Week
A double-barreled system of heat waves toppled daily record high temperatures across California, Arizona, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest, as well as some records in the Northeast over the past week, as more than 2,500 municipalities saw their daily heat …