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At Least 25 Die from Record U.S. Heat Wave Over Fourth of July Weekend

HeadlineJul 06, 2026

Here in the U.S., at least 25 people are dead due to extreme heat and humidity after a massive heat dome brought record temperatures to the central and eastern U.S. over the Fourth of July holiday. Some 185 million people — or more than half of U.S. residents — were under heat alerts over the weekend, with extreme weather forcing the cancellation of Independence Day events in states from Alabama to Connecticut.

Meanwhile, Super Typhoon Bavi has brought devastating 175-mile-per-hour winds and storm surge to the Pacific Ocean U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

After headlines, we’ll speak with David Wallace-Wells, a New York Times opinion writer whose recent piece is headlined “We Need to Retrofit the Planet. The Heat Wave Proves It.”

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