Western United States swelters amid deadly heat

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Western United States swelters amid deadly heat

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/high-temperature-records-fall-western-u-bakes-051547208.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5F7cxL7EhM7lm4EWDQhLLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-30T234809Z_4_CBRE95T0EO100_RTROPTP_2_USA-WEATHER-HEAT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Park Service employee poses in front of an unofficial temperature gauge in Death Valley National Park, California" align="left" title="A Park Service employee poses in front of an unofficial temperature gauge in Death Valley National Park, California" border="0" /></a>By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - A dangerous, record-breaking heat wave in the western United States contributed to the death of a Nevada resident and sent scores of people to hospitals with heat-related illnesses. The scorching heat, caused by a dome of hot air trapped by a high pressure ridge, pushed the mercury above 100 F (38 C) in parts of California, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada and Utah and Texas. Paramedics in Las Vegas, where searing temperatures reached an all-time high of 118 F (48 C) on Saturday, found an elderly man dead in his apartment, which had no air-conditioning. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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