Tens of millions in the US remain under dangerous heat warnings [Video]

Extreme heat alerts continued for tens of millions of people in the United States on Tuesday as cities, including Chicago, broke records at the start of a week of sweltering weather.Video above: What’s the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in what the National Weather Service called a dangerous and long-duration heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday.On Monday, Chicago broke a 1957 temperature record with a high of 97 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot and muggy conditions will continue this week with peak heat indexes near 100 F at times, the National Weather Service in Chicago said in a post on social platform X.The heat didn’t stop people in Chicago’s Grant Park from ordering the hottest dishes off the menu at the food truck where Emmanuel Ramos is a cook, WBBM-TV reported.”They be ordering the …