Record high temperatures hit the United States

Record high temperatures continue to sweep the US southwest across the Mississippi Valley, driving up energy demand on the weekend as people switch to turning on air conditioners for cooling, with heatwave expected to spread to Chicago and the Great Lakes (Great Lakes) early in the day. this week.

Across the western United States, 27 record daily highs were recorded on Saturday, including many in Texas, Bloomberg News quoted Bob Oravec, chief meteorologist at the branch of the American Center for Weather Forecasting, on Sunday.

The heat continues over most of that area on Sunday, spreading east and north as far as the Mississippi Valley toward the Great Lakes (Great Lakes) on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Rising temperatures are driving up electricity consumption throughout the Southwest and Texas.

Houston opened air-conditioned centers for residents who could not cope with the rising temperatures in homes.

And warnings of high and extreme temperatures extend from California to Tennessee.

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