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Wildfires raging in Colorado and record heat throughout the Midwest and Atlantic coast are adding to this year's fireworks cancellations.

More hot days? "Virtually certain." Heat waves? "Ninety to 100 percent probability." And as the 21st century unfolds, more heavy precipitation and more intense hurricanes are "likely." The forecast comes from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a global body of scientists who make periodic pronouncements on global warming and its likely effects.

The heat wave that has gripped Southern California will continue for at least one more day, as the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for large swaths of the region.

The dangerous heat wave blamed for as many as 13 deaths spread into the eastern United States on Wednesday, extending its reach across nearly half the U.S. population, officials said.

High temperatures and humidity were expected to bake a large swath of the country once again on Sunday and to send afternoon heat indexes in dozens of cities to dangerous levels.

The temperature setting is stuck on broil across a swath of the Midwest and South, with Dallas and Oklahoma City sweltering through 100-degree heat for at least 10 days in a row....

A July 4th weekend heat wave is moving into Southern California that will bring temperatures in some areas that could hit 110 degrees.

The National Weather Service said record-high temperatures are possible in some parts of Southern California this weekend.

After months of cold and rain, a brief wave of heat is coming to Southern California. Forecasters say the L.A. area will have highs in the 80s Wednesday and possibly the low 90s on Thursday.

Russian meteorologists said on Wednesday Moscow's deadly heat wave was ending after two months of searing weather which took a high human and economic toll.