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Sweltering Heat Wave Smashes Records Across Southern California

HeadlineOct 25, 2017

A sweltering heat wave is smashing temperature records across Southern California. At least eight cities set new daily records on Monday, including Long Beach, which hit 105 degrees. On Tuesday night, the professional baseball teams the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers faced off at the hottest World Series game ever played. It was 103 degrees at the Dodgers’ stadium in Los Angeles—smashing the previous temperature record by nearly 10 degrees. The Dodgers beat the Astros 3-1.

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