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Heat wave bakes large part of US

Updated: 2011-06-10 11:02

(Agencies)

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Heat wave bakes large part of US
Brad Casale shakes water off his hair after dunking his head in the water fountain at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington June 9, 2011. Temperatures in the area are expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). [Photo/Agencies]

Heat wave bakes large part of US
Victor Bennedsen shakes water off his hair after dunking his head in the water fountain at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington June 9, 2011. Temperatures in the area are expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). [Photo/Agencies]

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