US and Canada under dangerous heatwave
Most parts in the US has been hit by extremely hot weather, with temperatures set to peak over the weekend, as per the opinion of meteorologists.
About about 200 million people, who lives in the major cities like New York, Washington and Boston in the East Coast, and the Midwest region would be affected by the heatwave.
Some places are reportedly being closer to very high temperature of 100F (38C). The temperature is expected to be exceeding this soon. Parts of Canada are also affected by this temperature waves.
According to the new data by experts, the world experienced its hottest June on record this year, with an average temperature worldwide of 61.6F (16.4C).
In the starting of July, the US state of Alaska, part of which lies inside the Arctic Circle, registered record high temperatures.
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