By Serene Cheong, Sharon Cho and Yongchang Chin (Bloomberg) –Searing temperatures from Texas to Tokyo over the summer are the latest reminder of a growing headache for the energy system, as extreme…
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It will feel like a sauna outside as the heat index exceeds 105 degrees Tuesday in more than a dozen states.
The combination of high heat and oppressive humidity began reaching dangerous levels over the weekend, spreading from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast.
While temperature may not be record-breaking, highs will hit well into the 90s to around 100 degrees in southeastern South Dakota; the southern half of Iowa; most of Illinois and Indiana; far southern Michigan; northwestern Ohio; western...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dangerous-heat-humidity-linger-from-midwest-to-gulf-coast
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features the successful journey of a flying car prototype, a train painted to celebrate Juneteenth and inclusion, as well as massive floods that submerged trucks and washed out roads.
Detroit downpoursIt rained cats and dogs across Michigan last weekend, with several inches recorded in many locations Saturday. Some parts of the Detroit metropolitan area...
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Triple-digit heat will hit truckers across the Southwest over the next couple of days.
From the Central Valley of California to southern Arizona, temperatures will soar into the 90s to above 100 degrees in many spots Thursday and Friday. This includes places in California like Redding, Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, El Centro and Death Valley; Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma in Arizona; as well as Las Vegas.
This won’t be a record-breaking heat wave, but these highs will be anywhere from 7 to 15 degrees...
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Sizzling heat will continue to bake parts of the western United States for at least one more day. The hottest weather will hit the Central Valley of California, southern Nevada and Arizona.
Record highs of 101 to 109 degrees were set in several California cities Tuesday and Wednesday, including Barstow, Fresno, Hanford, Merced, Modesto, Sacramento and Stockton, as well as North Las Vegas, Nevada. These...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/heat-wave-still-scorching-western-us-with-forecast-video