US Edition4 Things To Know About The 1st Major U.S. Summer Heatwave
- A major heatwave is underway across the U.S. for the first time in 2025, starting in the Great Plains and spreading into the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend.
- This heatwave is driven by a pronounced upper-level high pressure system positioned across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, leading to dangerously elevated temperatures and humidity.
- Cities including Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York are under heat advisories, with Philadelphia expecting a high of 101°F on June 24 and temperatures staying elevated at night.
- The National Weather Service warned that many new daily temperature highs and elevated nighttime temperatures are expected, prompting officials to open cooling centers and suspend utility shut-offs for residents to safeguard public health.
- This heatwave highlights the growing threat of extreme heat events intensified by climate change, which already made 2024 the warmest year on record globally.
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US enters first major heatwave of 2025
US enters first major heatwave of 2025 Estelle.Bronkhorst Sat, 06/21/2025 - 08:00 GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/File | Gabriella Demczuk WASHINGTON - The United States is experiencing its first significant heatwave of the year, beginning across the Great Plains and expanding into parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).The extreme heat is expected to intensif…
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