Nation ‘Extremely oppressive’ heat in Northeast turns deadly; Boston breaks record as other cities may follow July 24, 2022July 25, 2022 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Extremely oppressive’ heat in Northeast turns deadly; Boston breaks record as other cities may follow More than 85 million people faced excessive heat warnings and advisories Sunday as an "extremely oppressive" heat wave wreaks havoc on the Northeast.