A Heat Emergency has been declared until Friday by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's office as a heatwave hits the District and DMV region.
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across 220,000 acres. 40 structures have already burned. the flames are threatening the same area that burned in the 2018 paradise fire that was the deadliest in the state s history. currently the dixie fire is the 13th largest ever in california. and region is facing more extreme heat warnings. there is now a heat emergency in 23 counties. in the southern part of the state temperatures are expected to top 104 degrees today. the state will provide cooling centers and other resources to help people beat the heat there, more than 100 people died in june when temperatures reached a scorching 116 degrees. covid cases hit a new high in los angeles county. right now the number of people hospitalized is close to 1,000.
with us on real climate action. washington state is under a state of emergency now for drought, that coupled with extreme heat emergency. how devastating of effects of drought in particular? this is devastating up and down the west coast. when you think of washington state, we think of eastern part of our state as being the dry part that s prone to fires and yet here i am in western washington where we have heightened fire risk. this is really a sea change and it is incredibly dangerous. people need to also take responsibility for their own homes and also not setting fires, not taking risky behavior, not driving cars off the road and setting brush on fire. we all have a role to play here. i want to also turn to covid because before entering congress, you were a pediatrician.
Heat, Humidity With a Side of Storms All Week Storm Team4 and NBC Washington Staff © Provided by NBC Washington D.C.
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Sweltering heat and humidity with some storms are on tap for the whole week, Storm Team4 says.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Montgomery, Howard, Carroll, Frederick counties in Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia, until 11 p.m.
Storms are most likely this week in the afternoons and evenings.
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High temperatures are set to be in the mid-90s all week. D.C. activated its heat emergency plan and will have cooling centers open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Go here if you or someone else need someplace to go to cool down.
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