A long and “dangerous” heat wave will target a large swath of the central and eastern United States this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Heat-related alerts impacting tens of millions of Americans were issued on Monday morning.
A tracker posted on the NWS’s heat.gov website shows that around 60 million people are under some form of heat alert as of June 29.
Extreme heat warnings were issued across the Midwest and South, affecting cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, and more. Extreme heat watches were in effect in other areas, including New York City, Boston, Providence, Detroit, and Memphis….