More than 65 million people in 16 states were under heat alert, with heat indexes greater than 38 degrees Celsius

The third heat wave of the summer is scorching the southern US, and “it will get worse before it gets better,” warns the National Weather Service.

The third heat wave of the still young summer is scorching the southern United States, and “it will get worse … before it gets better,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warns. More than 65 million people in 16 states were under a heat watch, with heat indexes above 100 degrees Fahrenheit expected in cities like Dallas; St.Louis; Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta; and Raleigh, North Carolina.

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