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Wildfires, storms and record-breaking heat: Extreme weather advisories cover big swath of U.S.

Wildfires caused evacuation orders and warnings in Southern California, flood watches were in effect for 7 million people in the Midwest and 32 million in the Northeast were under heat advisories.

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Wildfires, storms and record-breaking heat: Extreme weather advisories cover big swath of U.S.Wildfires caused evacuation orders and warnings in Southern California, flood watches were in effect for 7 million people in the Midwest and 32 million in the Northeast were under heat advisories.
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