After Hottest June Ever, US Braces for New Heatwave in West

After Hottest June Ever, US Braces for New Heatwave in West
Signage warns of extreme heat danger at the salt flats of Badwater Basin inside Death Valley National Park, in Inyo County, Calif., on June 17, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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Western states are bracing for more scorching weather this weekend after the hottest month of June on record in the United States killed scores of people, strained electric grids, and depleted reservoirs.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of the West through Monday evening, predicting “dangerously hot conditions” including temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California.