A U.S. weather map indicates a severe drought and heatwave are set to make millions sweat through the end of July and into August.
The National Weather Service warns that California, Nevada, and other parched regions will soon be grappling with extreme heat and fire warnings across the states. Phoenix, Las Vegas, Lake Mead, along with central and southern California, are bracing for the most severe heat and heightened fire danger.
An Excessive Heat Warning has been declared for “portions of southwest Arizona and southeast and southern California” by the NWS, reports the Express US. The most acute drought conditions are hitting parts of Texas, New Mexico, Montana, Virginia, Alabama, and both North and South Carolina hard.
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