NewzAn unprecedented heat dome has struck the western United States, driving temperatures significantly above normal levels and placing nearly 50 million people under heat alerts. The National Weather Service has issued warnings as the intense weather system threatens to break intensity records across the southwestern region.
Simultaneously, extreme heat has impacted other regions globally, notably resulting in a record number of heat-related fatalities in Austria during the month of June. According to data released by the Austrian Ministry, 395 people died due to unseasonably high temperatures, coinciding with the country recording its warmest June since records began.
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