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Heat is Melting Roads in the U.K. and Ireland–Maybe Here, Too?
With an excessive heat warning in effect for our area, you can't help but wonder...
Roads melted “like chocolate” across the U.K. and Ireland this week as a heatwave blasted the area. Photos posted to social media by drivers and government agencies depicted the damage caused by surface temperatures reaching 125 degrees.
Of course, you can't have this sort of thing happen without someone getting a wee bit snarky:
We're not supposed to see 122 degree temps around here, but with a heat index expected to top 110 degrees, you never know.
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