{"id":54135,"date":"2020-07-12T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T00:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54135"},"modified":"2020-07-12T19:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T00:21:20","slug":"extreme-heat-dome-to-fry-u-s-with-record-temperatures-from-90f-to-121f-for-several-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54135","title":{"rendered":"Extreme \u2018Heat Dome\u2019 to Fry U.S. With Record Temperatures from 90F to 121F for Several Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Extreme \u2018Heat Dome\u2019 to Fry U.S. With Record Temperatures from 90F to 121F for Several Weeks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It appears that a sizzling \u201cheat dome\u201d will be frying most of the continental United States for several weeks starting this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(TMU<\/a>) \u2013<\/strong> It was only to be expected that in an already brutal year, the summer of 2020 was going to be the absolute worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, it appears that a sizzling \u201cheat dome\u201d<\/em> will be frying most of the continental United States for several weeks starting this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this means is that over 80 percent of the U.S. population \u2013 encompassing 265 million people \u2013 can expect sweltering heat over the next week with highs exceeding 90. Another 45 million people will be facing highs in the triple digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, we can expect a full season of lethal heat ranging from 90\u00b0F to 121\u00b0<\/strong>F, not to mention extreme tropical storms, wildfires, and extreme weather related to La Ni\u00f1a conditions, reports the Independent<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the National Weather Service issued excessive heat watch alerts for \u201cdangerously hot conditions\u201d<\/em> and forecast that between Friday and Tuesday, over 75 record high temperatures would be reached or exceeded, with heat expected to increase in the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n