Extreme heat is a growing threat across the US each summer, but the risk isn't the same everywhere. Exceptionally high temperatures – and hot nights – affect public health, causing spikes in emergency room visits and hundreds of heat-related deaths each summer.
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- Miami tied its all-time high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, amid a sprawling heat wave that is affecting areas from Texas to the Southeast. The heat wave, caused by a stalled-out heat dome, continues on Wednesday.
- A lightning bolt was caught on camera striking the bow of the historic USS North Carolina in Wilmington.
- The National Guard rescued two paramedics in Hawaii after their truck was swept away by flooding from Hurricane Lala.
- The second-largest reservoir in the country is at a record low, threatening water and power supply for millions and marring an iconic landmark of the American West. Read more: cnn.it/4wzoIK0



