Extremely Dangerous Heat Wave Now Affecting Half of US Population. By mid-afternoon Newark, New Jersey hit 103° F (39.4° C), according to the National Weather Service, and Philadelphia also reached 100° F (38° C).
https://www.sciencealert.com/extremely-dangerous-heat-wave-now-affecting-half-of-us-population
by Wagamaga
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Tens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an “extremely dangerous” heat wave blanketed the eastern United States on Tuesday with record high temperatures.
As a fierce sun reflected off the skyscrapers of New York, the normally frenetic Times Square was virtually deserted by mid-day as the mercury reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius), the hottest since 2012 in the Big Apple.
By mid-afternoon Newark, New Jersey hit 103° F (39.4° C), according to the National Weather Service, and Philadelphia also reached 100° F (38° C).
New Yorkers walked under umbrellas as they navigated the streets of Manhattan, while others sunbathed in swimsuits in parks.
“It’s been kind of a cold spring. Then all of a sudden, boom, here it is,” Eleanor Burke, 82, told AFP of the heat, recalling how she took a dog for a walk the night before and “he almost looked like he was dead.”
On a positive note at least most of the US isn’t in a drought. After this week we probably will be but not right now.
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