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00:00The last days of spring have brought sweltering heat across Northeast America.
00:04According to the National Weather Service, more than 78 million people were placed under heat warnings and advisories on Wednesday
00:11from Indianapolis through New York State and up to Maine, where temperatures topped 37 degrees in some areas,
00:18throwing a spanner into daily life.
00:21Staying cool is a process this week.
00:24I think eating a lot of ice cream, taking lots of showers and
00:27being grateful for air conditioning.
00:30It feels muggy and hot and crazy, overwhelming, but it is what it is.
00:37The intense weather is caused by what's known as a heat dome, a giant area of high pressure that has expanded outwards.
00:45While heat waves are not uncommon at this time, experts warn they are getting hotter, more frequent and longer lasting under human-induced climate change.
00:54On Monday, the Mayor of New York warned citizens not to underestimate the heat.
00:59Summers are different than they were before, so we should expect and be prepared for the hot weather that is coming.
01:07Further south in the United States, another weather phenomenon was en route.
01:11The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Storm Alberto, was forming over the western Gulf of Mexico,
01:18bringing with it severe rainfall and strong winds along the Texas coast down to northeastern Mexico.
01:24In Texas County, Oklahoma, a highway was shut down on Wednesday after severe flooding and rainfall.
01:31Meanwhile in New Mexico, the prospect of rain offered some relief to residents,
01:36where wildfires have burned through thousands of hectares this week, destroying some 1,400 homes.