Heat waves and high energy costs are hitting some communities hard
From Kansas to Michigan, some 10 million Americans were facing sweltering conditions Monday as high heat and humidity smothered the middle of the country.
From Kansas to Michigan, some 10 million Americans were facing sweltering conditions Monday as high heat and humidity smothered the middle of the country.
Minneapolis was under an extreme heat warning with forecasters warning the mercury could hit a record 100 degrees this afternoon.
And that was just a warm-up for the potentially record-breaking temperatures forecast across the rest of the region for Tuesday and Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
"Dangerous heat and potential record high temperatures are expected this week from the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to the Southern U.S.," the agency warned.
Kansas City could be baking in 97 degree heat come Tuesday, forecasters warned. The mercury could hit a high of 94 degrees in Memphis and St. Louis. And the temperature could reach a sizzling 100 degrees in Chicago — again.
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