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More than 40 million Americans are in the crosshairs of triple-digit heat this week, with some spots soaring over 120 degrees as records fall across the West. The heat in many areas is dangerous, prompting excessive-heat warnings in seven states where temperatures will be hazardous to human health.
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June 16 | Las Vegas
John Merizier of Salt Lake City stops along the Strip to stand in a water mister during an excessive-heat warning.
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June 16 | Las Vegas
A person drinks cold water at the Courtyard, a homeless resource center.
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Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News
June 16 | Las Vegas
People walk past misters along the Strip.
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Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News
June 16 | Las Vegas
Emily D. takes a taste from a frozen drink.
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Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty Images
June 16 | Las Vegas
Children play in sprinklers at a park.
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Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg News
June 16 | Las Vegas
People receive a cooling spray of water at the Circa hotel's pool.
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June 16 | Las Vegas
Lifeguard Mateo Bautista receives a cooling spray of water from EMT and security officer Angie Sanchez at the Circa hotel pool.
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Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty Images
June 16 | Houston
A runner cools off under an outdoor shower.
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Zach Chambers/Bloomberg
June 16 | Healdsburg, Calif.
Gerry Huddleston of Santa Rosa, Calif., cools off in the Russian River at Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach.
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Kent Porter/Press Democrat/AP
June 16 | Nicasio, Calif.
A tire is wedged between cracks in dry earth at Nicasio Reservoir in Marin County, which is under mandatory water-use restrictions.
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June 15 | Phoenix
Tobias Deardorff, left, and David Vanoni put on sunscreen before passing out water and ice pops to the homeless.
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June 15 | Phoenix, Ariz.
Tim Smith, right, and Adrian Keller fill a cooler with water at a heat relief station at the Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel.
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