Heat Dome Threatens 100 Million in U.S. South as Extreme Humidity Builds
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 14
Heat Dome Threatens 100 Million in U.S. South as Extreme Humidity Builds
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 14
Summary
More than 100 million people in the U.S. South are set to face extreme humidity this weekend as a heat dome strengthens over the region.
The system is expected to become the strongest heat dome on the planet this weekend, towering over the United States with its center anchored in the South.
The forecast adds to a summer already marked by repeated heat domes, making this latest surge another major bout of dangerous heat stress.