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Sweltering heat to persist into next week
11:26am PDT - August 14th, 2020 oregon fire map - NBC NewsAn intense and long-duration heatwave kicks into high gear today where over the next seven days 150 million people will experience temperatures hotter than 90 degrees, and 50 million of those forecast to experience temperatures over 100 degrees.