The National Weather Service forecasts metro Atlanta will cook just as much as what’s on your grill over the 4th of July holiday weekend.
Heat index values are expected to surge above the 105-degree mark in the Atlanta area. Other areas of the state could feel temperatures in the 100°-110° range.
That’s as more frequent, intense heat waves are plaguing the South. That pattern isn’t going away, according to Dr. Jairo Garcia, who lectures on environment, health and climate change at Georgia Tech. Garcia is also the former Director of Climate Policies and Renewables with the City of Atlanta.
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