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California heat wave: Temperatures to top 110 as July begins

Record-challenging heat will build over part of California during the first week of the new month, including in Death Valley where the mercury could reach a level rarely reached.

The start of July will be scorching hot in parts of California as a long-duration heat wave unfolds, sending temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the hottest cities.

A heat dome will bring record-challenging heat to many areas of the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley, starting over the weekend and gradually intensifying throughout the first week of July.

An Excessive Heat Watch has been issued for the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley for Tuesday, July 2, through Saturday, July 6, due to "dangerously hot conditions." This includes Independence Day, a time when many people head outside for holiday festivities.

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Nearly 5 billion people lived under extreme temperatures in June, study finds

More than 60 per cent of the world’s population endured extreme heat driven by the climate crisis over nine days in mid-June, according to a new study.

Approximately 5 billion people lived in extreme temperatures that were made at least three times more likely due to the climate crisis.

The study, published by Climate Central, covered the period from 16 to 24 June.

Andrew Pershing, vice president for science at Climate Central, said the heatwaves were an “unnatural disaster”.

“More than a century of burning coal, oil, and natural gas has given us an increasingly dangerous world,” he said.

Fourth of July forecast calls for extreme heat for most of US

The Fourth of July holiday is stacking up to be a scorcher for most of the nation.

Numerous record temperatures are expected to be broken as highs in California are forecast to stay in the triple digits through Independence Day and beyond, and hot, humid weather down South will make some places like New Orleans feel close to 120 degrees.

California, particularly cities in the San Joaquin Valley, is expected to see temperatures soar past the 110 mark for multiple days this week.

In Palm Springs, thermometers could reach 115 degrees, and similar temperatures are expected for neighboring states Arizona and Nevada.

Both Las Vegas and Phoenix are forecast to hit 115 around the holiday.