Dangerous heat dome grips central US

MAP Verified Summary — reported by The Hill

Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area keeping temperatures high, settled over the region that could persist into next week. Heat advisories went out for roughly 80 million people after the National Weather Service warned that oppressive heat stretching from Texas to North Dakota is bringing temperatures well above seasonal averages while offering little overnight relief.

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