Heat Wave Grips Western US

Heat Wave Grips Western US
Hikers pause to watch the sunset at Papago Park during a heatwave where temperatures reached 115-degrees, in Phoenix, Arizona, June 15, 2021. Ross D. Franklin/AP
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Millions of people in a large swath of the western United States are bearing an unusually early and enduring heatwave with temperatures in some places breaking or matching historic records.

Phoenix tied a record for the second day in a row with 115 degrees. The city is expected to heat up to 117 degrees each of the next two days, according to the National Weather Service. Palm Springs hit a high of 120 degrees on Tuesday.

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Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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