Despite promises, California doesn’t know how many people died in record summer heat wave
A day of scorching temperatures, record highs, and no rainfall.
A day of scorching temperatures, record highs, and no rainfall.
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New, record highs set in Los Angeles and San Diego at night on Saturday:
New, record highs set in Los Angeles and San Diego at night on Saturday:
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More than 1,000 California residents, including a number of children, died as the sun heated up in record-shattering heat this week. The death toll is believed to top 1,000. A day of record highs set in many areas of California on Saturday.
More than 1,000 California residents, including a number of children, died as the sun heated up in record-shattering heat this week. The death toll is believed to top 1,000. A day of record highs set in many areas of California on Saturday.
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A day of record temperatures and drought conditions set in Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday. The combined heat and drought in California this year makes the hottest summer on record and has prompted an exodus of some 400,000 people from the state.
A day of record temperatures and drought conditions set in Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday. The combined heat and drought in California this year makes the hottest summer on record and has prompted an exodus of some 400,000 people from the state.
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California kills almost 400 people this summer, but it doesn’t know how many exactly
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