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Heat Waves Are Buckling The Roads Every Year And It Keeps Getting Worse

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Heat Waves Are Buckling The Roads Every Year And It Keeps Getting Worse

Hopefully, America’s highways don’t end up looking like Centralia, PAPhoto: joshblake (Getty Images) As a heat dome descends over the United States this week, temperatures are soaring across the Midwest and Northeast. Besides the potentially fatal heat exhaustion, highways across the country are literally buckling under the scorching heat. The phenomenon has happened for decades, … Read more

Mexico heatwave: Mexico’s ‘heat dome’ has already killed dozens of people as hotter days loom

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Mexico heatwave: Mexico’s ‘heat dome’ has already killed dozens of people as hotter days loom

The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has killed dozens of people across multiple states over recent weeks, the country’s health ministry said in a report published on Thursday, with hotter temperatures forecast for coming days. Mexico has been reeling from a high-pressure weather phenomenon known as a “heat dome,” which has trapped hot air … Read more