In Cariboo, a town located in the northeastern state of Maine near the Canadian border, the highest temperature reached 34.4 degrees on Wednesday, and the temperature, taking into account air humidity, approached 40 degrees. In the settlement, located 15 kilometers from the Canadian border, it was warmer than in Miami, Florida, and several settlements in Texas, MTI reports.
In Chicago, the record set in 1957 was broken on Monday, when the temperature rose to 36.1 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect for the eastern Great Lakes region and northeastern states, many outdoor programs have been canceled and air-conditioned “cooling centers” have been designated for the public. In New York, parks with limited access were opened, and swimming pools opened earlier than usual.
According to meteorological forecasts, the heat wave affecting the northeastern part of the country will reach its peak on Wednesday and Thursday in the Great Lakes region and in the region that includes the state of Maine, while the Ohio River Valley and the central part of the Atlantic coast, including Washington, D.C., will be Daily maximum temperatures are above 35 degrees.
Meanwhile, the southern states of the United States may be hit by the first major tropical storm of the season, named Alberto. The storm became a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and is expected to make landfall in northern Mexico on Thursday. The storm could bring heavy rain and winds, which could help New Mexico firefighters battle brush and forest fires.
In New Mexico, one person was killed in the fire, about 1,400 structures, including homes, were affected by the fire, while thousands of people had to flee the fast-moving blaze, according to data released Wednesday.
Forests and shrubs are also burning in several places in California, and while the fires have been contained in the southern part of the state, the situation is getting worse in Northern California, near San Francisco. The authorities had to evacuate many people due to forest fires in Copperopolis, a historic area that preserves the memory of goldsmiths, or the so-called “Golden Land”, located 150 kilometers east of San Francisco. Firefighters are battling forest fires in other areas of federal jurisdiction as well.
According to a total of federal agencies, wildfires have destroyed an area of about 8,500 square kilometers in the entire United States so far this year, well above the 10-year average.
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