Updated Sep 6, 2022 - Energy & Climate

Thousands without power in California as record heat wave roasts U.S. West

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Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical substation during a heatwave in Vacaville, California, US, on Sunday, Sept. 4.

A Pacific Gas and Electric electrical substation in Vacaville, Calif., on Sunday. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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