China News Agency, San Francisco, July 23. US media reported on the 22nd that the extreme high temperature weather that has recently swept across many parts of the United States will continue, and some areas will approach or break high temperature records.
The National Weather Service said on social platforms on the 19th that 100 million people in the United States are facing overheating or high temperature warnings.
On the 21st, the agency said a significant number of people will still face the situation over the coming weekend.
"The New York Times" reported on the 22nd that this weekend, most of the United States from the desert areas of the southwest to the New England region of the northeast will face a high temperature warning.
By then, heat index values (the human body's sense of temperature when relative humidity is combined with air temperature) could exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) in many parts of the United States.
According to a report by CNN on the 22nd, about 85% of the U.S. population (273 million people) may face high temperatures of more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) in the next week, and about 55 million of the U.S. population may experience more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius).
The National Weather Service said on a social platform on the 22nd that high temperature weather will cover the northeastern United States in the next few days and will peak on the 24th, when multiple high temperature records will be broken.
Highs are likely to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) in much of the southwestern U.S. this weekend, with highs likely to exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in some areas.
From the 24th to the 28th, daily triple-digit temperatures are expected in the south-central U.S.
The dangerously high temperatures have prompted many governments to issue heat emergencies and provide relief resources for vulnerable residents.
Philadelphia has extended its heat health emergency through the 24th, and resources such as local cooling centers, home visits by task forces and daytime assistance for the homeless will continue to operate throughout the weekend.
Washington, D.C., declared a heat emergency that lasted until the morning of the 25th, and officials said local shelters and cooling centers were open.
A research report released in 2021 by a US think tank shows that the high temperature reduces the productivity of American workers and is expected to cost the country about 100 billion US dollars a year.
That figure is expected to reach $200 billion by 2030, as extreme heat becomes more frequent.
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