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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 30, 3:31 AM
Cooling centers open as heat wave looms
South-Central Pennsylvania is bracing for dangerous heat this week. These cooling centers will be open.
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Cooling centers open as heat wave looms
South-Central Pennsylvania is bracing for dangerous heat this week. These cooling centers will be open.
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What happened South-Central Pennsylvania is bracing for dangerous heat this week. These cooling centers will be open.
The headline split WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Cooling centers open as heat wave looms". WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Tuesday: Day two of season’s first significant heat wave".
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Jun 30, 3:40 AM
Accu Weather: Historic heat wave begins
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Highs are forecast to climb above 100 degrees for three days in a row this week.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jun 30, 3:24 AM
Heat wave arrives in full throttle by mid-week
A strong ridge of high pressure builds in setting highs to chase 100°+ multiple days.
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jun 30, 2:38 AM
Video: Heat wave peaks with record heat Thursday
Tuesday brings late-day storms across parts of the Boston area before a prolonged stretch of dangerous heat arrives in Massachusetts.
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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Jun 30, 2:23 AM
New Albany cooling center opens as temperatures reach 90s
A cooling center has opened up in New Albany to help residents beat the heat this week.
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Phys.orgNews report · Jun 30, 1:40 AM
Europe's deadly heat wave scorches east, Slovakia hits record
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Europe's most severe heat wave on record set new temperature records in eastern parts of the continent on Monday and forced Ukraine to order power cuts to cope.
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Jun 30, 1:01 AM
Tuesday: Day two of season’s first significant heat wave
Scattered clouds, breezy, uncomfortably warm and muggy. Winds: South 10-20 mph and gusty at times. Low: 77. Tuesday brings a second day of dangerous heat and humidity with partly to mostly...
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