Nearly 85 million Americans still receive extreme heat warnings in the United States (Image: AP/Getty Images/REX)

Record heat waves continue to affect much of the United States, with two heat-related deaths last week.

Thomas Bunting, 73, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, died at his home on Thursday. Another victim was found in New York on Sunday as temperatures reached 91 degrees Fahrenheit.

Both victims died of hyperthermia and had underlying health conditions.

Philadelphia recorded a high of 99 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, while Boston recorded a high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in 1933.

Required Credits: Photo courtesy of Brian Branch Price/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock (13045343g) Children play with spray from a fire hydrant in the Bronx section of New York. Temperatures in New York rose in the late 90s and are expected to triple on weekends. High Temperature Rise in New York, USA-July 23, 2022

Children play with spray from a fire hydrant in the Bronx section of New York (Image: Brian Branch Price/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)

In recent days, temperatures in the southwestern and southern plains have exceeded 100 degrees Celsius.

Last week, temperatures reached 100 degrees Celsius for several days in the southwestern and southern plains (Image: AP).

Newark has been seen for five consecutive days in temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the longest heat wave in the city since recordkeeping began in 1931.

Other parts of the country, including the Southern Plains provinces, also experienced intense heat. Oklahoma has reported triple-digit temperatures on nine of the last 11 days.

It was also surprisingly hot in the Southwest, reaching 106 degrees Fahrenheit in Las Vegas and 105 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix and Oklahoma City.

The Northeast is expected to cool down starting Tuesday, but nearly 85 million Americans received extreme weather warnings across the country this week. Northwestern states are bracing for the worst heat, with triple-digit temperatures expected in a few days in Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

Tourists get wet on the National Mall as heat waves push temperatures closer to 94 degrees Celsius.

Tourists continue to rehydrate on the National Mall as heat waves push temperatures closer to 94 degrees Celsius (Image: REX)

Vivek Shandas, a climate professor at Portland State University, says that stretching for five days or a week above 90 degrees is extremely rare in the Pacific Northwest.

The next heat wave comes just a year after the northwest was hit by a week-long “heat dome.” This is a deadly extreme heat event from June to July 2021. Around 800 people have died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Temperatures in Portland soared to 116 degrees Celsius.

Most of the people who died last year were elderly people living alone. Officials said the group is still at risk, along with homeless, disabled and low-income people who don’t have air conditioning.

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