States Are Scrambling to Prepare As a Prolonged Heat Wave Spreads in the Midwest and Northeast - Inside Climate News More than 70 million people are currently under heat alerts as a heat wave spreads across the Midwest and Northeastern U.S.  From Indiana all the way to Maine, states could be trapped under a heat dome for a week or longer, with high humidity and temperatures set to reach the upper 90s in many areas. […] Kiley Price Inside Climate News

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Though these conditions are abnormal for typical June weather, experts say the sizzling temperatures are not altogether unexpected as climate change fuels increasingly severe and frequent heat waves. As thermometers inch upward, governments are racing to implement strategies that can help people cool down—and medical professionals are shouting from the rooftops the warning signs for heat stress.

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