heat we've seen all summer," with 170 million people under advisories, said Jim Rouiller, lead

LOS ANGELES( BLOOMBERG)-Record heat will scorch the West starting this weekend, likely taxing California's power grid for days. Temperatures will rise 11 to 17 deg Cabove normal from the Pacific Northwest through California, toppling records and lasting into next week, said Ms Lara Pagano, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Centre. The heat comes a week after the California Independent System Operator, which runs the power grid, struggled to meet peak demand as highs reached

WASHINGTON( BLOOMBERG)-Record heat is set to bear down on the Pacific north-west, threatening fresh strains on regional power and water supplies and dragging down air quality through next week. Monthly and all-time high temperatures could envelop Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, with warming starting to build on Saturday( June 26) and lasting into next week, said Mr David Roth, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Centre. Readings will rise in California and Nevada on S