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An “Unprecedented” Heat Wave is Just the Start

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

Dust off your fan or set the thermostat for your heat pump. A heat wave is in the forecast for the western U.S., bringing 90-plus degree heat to much of California and records are likely to fall. Temperatures that are 20-30 degrees above normal for this time of year are on tap starting today. It’s …

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