More Than 111 Million People in the U.S. Face Extreme Heat
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on August 26, 2023
More than 57 million people in the American South and Southwest were under an excessive heat warning on Saturday afternoon — the most severe category for heat conditions — as temperatures across the Gulf Coast and parts of the Southwest soared to record-breaking levels and were expected to remain high through early next week.
The warnings reached as far north as Southern Illinois and the region surrounding St. Louis . . .
