Even before the global coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay indoors and shut down businesses in a largely unprecedented way, the summer months strained power grids. The oppressive heat forces residential and commercial units to turn on the air conditioner, causing a significant increase in energy use and an increased …
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A stifling summer heat wave will take over an unusually vast swath of the nation this week. 270 million people, representing 84% of the continental US population, will see peaks above 90 degrees for at least one day this week, and for most, it will be several days. At one …
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