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United States of America (the): Heat Wave: 2006/07/28
GLIDE: HT-2006-000110-USA
| Period | 2006/07/28 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | United States of America (the) |
| Event Type | Heat Wave |
| Outline | The death toll from Californias record-breaking heat wave reached 132 on Friday, the first day in nearly two weeks that temperatures were expected to stay below 100 degrees across most of the state. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
CNN.com 2006/08/08
More than 200 people have died across the nation since the heat-wave began.
CNN.com 2006/08/03
Record-breaking heat and oppressive humidity made people across the eastern half of US miserable on Aug 2 2006.
The same heat wave was blamed for as many as 164 deaths last week in California.
CNN.com 2006/07/29
California heat wave death toll tops 130