Several states in the United States have been placed under heat advisories and excessive heat warnings following record high temperatures.

According to a CNN report, the National Weather Service said the affected states would include those from Texas to Florida. The agency said that the temperatures in these areas could spike to above 105 to 115 degrees, especially in places across the southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeast.

The weather agency further noted that record hot highs and warm minimum temperatures are widely expected in the regions for next week.

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July as hottest month

Experts have said that July would be the planet's hottest month on record and they have been looking at human-induced climate change as the main reason for the occurrence of very high temperatures.

Weather experts said that the Southwest could get some rest from the record-high temperatures, however, the region could still experience extremely hot temperature as it is also seen to return to more normal values for this time of the year.

Meanwhile, Phoenix topped 110 degrees for the 30th day in a row last Saturday, and this meant hitting a high temperature of 115 degrees. Meteorologists said that this was a record-setting 17 days of 115 degree-plus temperatures for Phoenix this 2023 and this showed that it had surpassed the previous record of 14 days set in 2020.

A US News report noted that tens of millions of Americans experiencing this brutally hot temperatures after an unrelenting heat wave was encountered over the Midwest and East Coast.

This translated to a more than 175 million individuals in the US being put under excessive heat warnings and advisories after the midday heat index readings over the weekend had spiked to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius.

Effects

Following the very hot weather, authorities, city officials and weather experts have called on the public to stay out of the hot weather because it might bring heat-related illnesses.

It was found out that heat-related hospitalizations have increased in the past weeks or days. For example, in Arizona, doctors have observed an increase in the number of patients who were suffering from burns just from falling on the hot ground.

The public has been warned that these illnesses are common among individuals who are working or participating in outdoor activities, those people who are aged 65 and older, children, as well as those with chronic illnesses.

Experts also advised residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room as much as possible, refrain from getting too much sun exposure, and constantly check on relatives and neighbors.

"It's very hot outside. Extreme heat like this can be dangerous. We have to be very strategic in how we combat this," New York City Deputy Mayor Philip Banks said in the US News report.

A BBC report said the US government had announced a number of measures to mitigate the effects of the hot weather, including protections for the workers who are considered as the most vulnerable to heat.

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