Environmental News For The Week Ending 05June 2019
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: The number of new cases of Covid continues to decline briskly in most countries around the globe, despite the prevalence of more infectious strains in most regions. Deaths attributed to the virus are also falling, albeit not quite as rapidly.
A persistent heat wave is expected to grip much of the northern U.S. through the weekend, bringing triple-digit temperatures and potentially dangerous weather conditions.
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The 2News weather team has been talking about it all week a potentially record-breaking heat wave has arrived as we continue to close out the first full week of June.
In response to the increasing temperatures concerns for safety are raising as well.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for sections of the state where temperatures are expected to soar to dangerous levels.
An Excessive Heat Warning is issued when a heat index, or real feel , of 105 degrees is expected to last for two hours or more. Little to no overnight cooling is expected in the effected areas.