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Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest as New York activates the National Guard

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather.

The Columbian's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week

    Headline from Daily Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest as New York activates the National Guard

    Headline from The Columbian ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. UPI

    Next week, heat wave could bake millions from Chicago to eastern U.S. (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    A dangerous, widespread heat wave is predicted to unfold for millions across the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada next week.

  2. Daily Journal

    Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week (opens Daily Journal)

    Published

    Daily Journal's feed description

    Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe. The heat wave follows an earlier-than-usual one in the Southwest last week, which saw triple-digit tempe…

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe. The heat wave follows an earlier-than-usual one in the Southwest last week, which saw triple-digit tempe…

  4. NPR

    Millions from the Midwest to the Northeast prepare for a weeklong heat wave (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    A sweltering heat wave is bearing down on a large swath of the U.S., creating potentially dangerous conditions for millions of people in multiple states.

  5. Forbes

    ‘First Significant Heat Wave’ Of Season Could Hit Midwest, Northeast This Week (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    More than 60 million people were reportedly under a heat alert on Monday afternoon ahead of dangerously high temperatures later in the week.

  6. Herald Bulletin

    Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures (opens Herald Bulletin)

    Published

    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records. Warnings stretched from Iowa to Ohio and

  7. The Columbian

    Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest as New York activates the National Guard (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    Extreme heat alerts affected tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities including Chicago broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Tens of millions under alert for extreme heat in U.S. New York activates National Guard (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in a dangerous heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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