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Marvin Cox, community outreach director with the Metropolitan Action Commission on June 25, in Nashville. As temperatures reached into the upper 90s, the Metro Action Commission was offering free window AC units to seniors, families with young children and people with medical conditions. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption

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Public housing buildings can now pay for residents' ACs, providing relief to many

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Hurricane Beryl loomed toward St. Vincent — and grew in power — as it brought threats of catastrophic winds and dangerous storm surges to the Windward Islands. The storm is seen here in a satellite image just after sunrise on Monday. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East hide caption

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A man walks past boarded up shop windows before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A tornado is seen near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday. More severe weather was forecast to move into the region, potentially bringing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service. Nick Rohlman/The Gazette/AP hide caption

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Heavy rains cause high water levels at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, Minn., on Monday, June 24, 2024. Officials say the dam is threatened with “imminent failure.” Mark Vancleave/AP hide caption

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The sun rises over Florida on Thursday morning, hours ahead of the arrival of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Malcolm Denmark/FloridaToday/USA Today Network hide caption

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Hunter Van Dyne pauses to wipe sweat from his forehead inside a hot fireworks tent as he works to set up for the opening of Powder Monkey Fireworks, in Weldon Spring, Mo., on Monday. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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A graphic from the National Hurricane Center shows Alberto's projected path into Mexico and the tropical storm warning spanning Texas' Gulf Coast as a result. National Hurricane Center hide caption

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Wyatt Seymore pours the last drops of liquid from a water bottle into his mouth on June 17 as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand in Weldon Spring, Mo. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Heat wave safety tips from the world's first chief heat officer

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People rested at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Portland, Oregon during a record-breaking heat wave in 2021. FEMA has never responded to an extreme heat emergency, but some hope that will change. (Photo by Kathryn Elsesser / AFP via Getty Images) Kathryn Elsesser/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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FEMA heat disaster petition

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A boy plays in a splash pad at Riverview Park on June 5 in Mesa, Ariz. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, over Florida and crossing into Georgia, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along off the East coast of the U.S., on Aug. 30, 2023. AP/NOAA hide caption

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