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Temperatures will hit 125°F (52°C) at least once a year in a band stretching from Texas to Wisconsin, researchers say.

By 2053, the First Street Foundation found that an extreme heat belt will stretch across the Midwest from the Appalachian mountains to the eastern portion of Texas and up to southern Wisconsin.

A quarter of the U.S.’s land mass is predicted to be affected, including a small portion of Utah. Which cities will hit degree heat? New study on heat. How will Utah be affected by an “Extreme Heat Belt” predicted to hit the nation in 30 years?

Next year, about 50 U.S. counties, which are home to more than 8 million residents, are expected to feel heat index temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

The region, one of the poorest in the country, is full of modest, unprotected homes and decaying infrastructure. Some residents say they won’t return.

Tens of millions of homes across the U.S. face the threat of wildfires as the climate warms.

The Los Angeles area home of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco went up in flames on Friday the 13th and the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette, it is being reported.

Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.

A new wildfire model by the First Street Foundation lets property owners across the USA assess their wildfire risk now and 30 years into the future.

New data on fire risk and a study on fuel reductions in high desert ecosystems comes as Central Oregon approaches fire season