East Coast Heat Wave Puts 160 Million at Risk as NYC Hits 100 Degrees
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Updated · CNN · Jul 2
East Coast Heat Wave Puts 160 Million at Risk as NYC Hits 100 Degrees
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 2
Summary
New York City's Central Park hit 100 degrees just before 2 p.m. Thursday—its first triple-digit reading since 2012—as the worst of the East Coast heat shifted into the I-95 corridor.
Heat indices topped 100 by 10 a.m. from Washington to New York and reached 110 in parts of Washington and Philadelphia, with upper-90s to low-100s temperatures forecast through Friday.
Philadelphia shortened its July 4 parade route and declared a heat emergency through Saturday, while Washington, New York and Boston expanded cooling centers, water stations and medical support.
Delta warned of LaGuardia disruptions, Amtrak said trains could slow through July 4, and the Energy Department ordered extra PJM power generation to reduce outage risk.
An intense heat dome—supercharged by global warming—is driving the event, with warm nights limiting recovery before some Midwest relief later in the holiday weekend.