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A severe heat wave is impacting the southwestern U.S., with temperatures expected to peak on Thursday and remain high through the weekend.

Excessive heat warnings are in effect for much of Southern California, with temperatures predicted to reach up to 118 degrees in some areas.

Phoenix, Arizona, set a new daily temperature record on Wednesday, reaching 116 degrees.

An intense heat wave gripping the southwestern U.S. is expected to peak Thursday, Aug. 7, with temperatures soaring well into the triple digits.

Relief isn’t expected anytime soon, as a heat dome remains stalls over the region, driving dangerously high temperatures from the Coachella Valley and San Diego County deserts to New Mexico. Temperatures will remain unusually warm through the weekend, and ano

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