More than 100 million people in the United States are under heat alerts on Thursday amid a spate of hot weather.
Excessive-heat warnings or heat advisories cover several regions, according to maps posted by the National Weather Service, including the Central Valley in California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix; parts of Texas; Birmingham, Ala.; as well as much of the East Coast, including Boston, Washington D.C., and New York City.
“Dangerous heat to continue impacting portions of the southwestern, south-central, and eastern U.S.,” the Weather Service wrote, describing the heat as “oppressive.” It further noted, “Above-normal temperatures will continue to prevail across much of the U.S. through the end of the week, with a significant portion of the population remaining under heat-related advisories and warnings.”…