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That is 120 farenheit. earlier i spoke to eric schoening and asked him what things were like at the moment. this is a long duration and widespread heatwave across much of the western us which has already begun, it is really going to peak this weekend, we are going to see really hot temperatures and really big heat impacts, potential health impacts for the population through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. and this comes off the back of periods of drought in california, fire concerns — talk us through how those play out in this situation? absolutely, so much of the western un...

Absolutely, so much of the western united states is in an extreme drought, so it has been going on for quite a while, and that creates a lot of concerns, water supply concerns in many places, we also have fire concerns in many places, where a lot of our fuels for potential wildfires are quite dry. and then you add on the heat and that dries out those potential wildfire fuels even more, and also as i mentioned, potentially leads to a lot of health concerns across the population. how long are you expecting this to go on for? it started ealier this week, around wednesday is when a lot of the heat...

On the west coast. the us national weather service hasissued an excessive heat alert, with meteorologists warning that some of southern california's inland areas could reach tempreatures of 49 degrees celsius — that is 120 degrees farenheit. earlier i spoke to eric schoening and asked him what things were like at the moment. this is a long duration and widespread heatwave across much of the western us that has already begun, it is really going to peak this weekend. we are going to see those really hot temperatures and really big heat impacts, potential health impacts for the population throu...

A lot of concerns, water supply concerns in many places, we also have fire concerns in many places, where a lot of our fuels for potential wildfires are quite dry. and then you add on the heat and that dries out those potential wildfire fuels even more, and also as i mentioned, potentially leads to a lot of health concerns across the population. relations between russia and the west have been strained for quite some time. moscow's been criticised for its alleged role in cyber—attacks, its annexation of crimea, and its support of the syrian government. russia criticises the west for interferi...

Next tonight the next tonight the firework warning this 4th of july weekend as unprecedented heat continues in the west. several states now limiting or banning fireworks over fire concerns with major cities including portland, oregon, and tacoma, washington, canceling firework shows and events. in california, officials saying it could take less than a minute for just a sparkler to set off a massive fire. >> the conditions are dry and ready to burn, and all it takes is a single firework or a single spark. >> a record 93% of the west is currently experiencing drought conditions impacting 60 mi...