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Heat wave revs up in Southland

A girl walks by the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library in Long Beach on a warm day Friday.

A girl walks by the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library in Long Beach on a warm day Friday.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Air quality officials warn of “very unhealthy” smog levels in the coming days as a heat wave envelops Southern California and primes the region for a bout of unusually high and widespread pollution.

Heat wave revs up in Southland

A man relaxes in the stands at Long Beach Poly High School on a warm Friday.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Heat wave revs up in Southland

Luis Estrella works out at Genesee Avenue Park in Los Angeles’ Mid-City neighborhood.

  (Christian K. Lee / Los Angeles Times)

Heat wave revs up in Southland

Luigi, a pit bull, cools down at Genesee Avenue Park in Los Angeles.

  (Christian K. Lee / Los Angeles Times)

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Heat wave revs up in Southland

Children play in the water at Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey as the first heat wave of the season revs up in earnest.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Heat wave revs up in Southland

A rock outcropping creates shade at Table Rock in Laguna Beach as the first heat wave of the season revs up in earnest.

  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Heat wave revs up in Southland

Swimmers cool off in the surf at Table Rock in Laguna Beach.

  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Heat wave revs up in Southland

Fernando Ruiz tries to maintain his balance while he practices walking on a slackline in Venice.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Heat wave revs up in Southland

Newport resident Jeff Swegles beats the heat by paddling around Upper Newport Bay with his son Caleb in a kayak.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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