About 35 mln people in U.S. South brace for heat wave

STORY: About 35 mln people in U.S. South brace for heat wave DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets scenes of Houston STORYLINE: From the U.S. south-central state of Texas to southeastern Florida, about 35 million people are bracing for a widespread heat wave that is expected to last for days, the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) forecast on Thursday. The heat wave in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida is likely to break records and raise the risk of wildfires and heat-related illnesses, the weather service warned. "It wouldn't be an active summer weather pattern without oppressive heat and much of Texas and the Deep South will have plenty heading into the beginning of the holiday weekend," the NWS said in its forecast. A record-setting June heat wave is building up in many parts of Texas. The weather service said that high temperatures in the area could hit triple digits by early next week, earlier than average for th

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