Heat wave in California, West to continue; 39M people under warnings
SAN FRANCISCO — Western states are about to feel what it has been like in scorching California the last few days – minus the beaches.The extreme heat that broiled the drought-ravaged Golden State over the Labor Day weekend will continue for much of the week while also having a similar effect on states east of California, forecasters said Monday.More than 100 records for daily high temperatures could be broken between Sunday and Wednesday, the National Weather Service said, using terms like “blistering heat'' and “uncomfortably hot'' overnight lows to illustrate what lies ahead in the West at least until Thursday .HEAT WAVES:Dramatic increase in deadly US heat waves now likely inevitable, but experts say there's still hopeDeath Valley could hit 125 degrees; more than 39M under warningsT...