U.S. Half Overcome Deadly Heat Waves

WASHINGTON, The deadly heat wave swept over half the territory of the United States on Friday resulted in those hot and bothered in droves toward the pool and air conditioned shopping malls to avoid the excessive heat temperatures.

In an old townhouse in northeast Washington residence with two friends Ben Dooley
roommate, the temperature rose to 33 degrees Celsius.

That's the temperature in the room.

Outdoor temperature in Washington is estimated to reach 39 degrees Celsius on Friday, which will equal the
record on July 22.

By noon, high humidity makes the temperature in the U.S. capital that can be felt at 46 degrees
Celsius - hotter than Death Valley in broad daylight.

Starting from Texas in the southwest up to Maine in the northeast corner lot, many states are warned about the extreme heat with the temperature record is reported to have claimed 22 lives last week.

"Target high heat and humidity" on Friday in the middle and the east coast, where the four broke his record in New York, said Chris Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Weather Service.

All-time high temperatures that hit Newark and New Jersey that is 41 degrees Celsius at noon.

The previous record on July 22 was 38.5 degrees Celsius, was recorded in 1957.

In Manhattan's Central Park, recorded temperatures at 39 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record
at 38.5 degrees Celsius in 1957.

The temperature at the International Airport John F. Kennedy in New York reached 38.5 degrees Celsius, one half a degree higher than the previous record in 1998.

Temperatures in Islip, Long Island, which is usually a breeze cooled the Atlantic, was recorded Friday at 38 degrees Celsius, two degrees higher than the previous record on July 22 about 36 degrees Celsius, recorded in 1998.

"Major cities in the east are all recorded 38 degrees Celsius," said Vaccaro. "And in two hours before noon, the temperature can still rise again."

To relieve the heat, people flock to go to the pool, spend countless hours in museums or air conditioned malls, or sit in the waiting rooms of public buildings to open the door to become centers of cooling .

Philadelphia, city of "brotherly love", the town became stifling hot, with temperatures 38.5 degrees Celsius by noon.

Public swimming pool in town Pennsylvania huddled up to the swimmers are asked to rise every 30 minutes to give the crowd a new opportunity to enjoy a cool bath.

Hidden Spring camp run by the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Service in Maryland for children up to age 14 years, canceled the long-awaited ascent to the falls Thurmont, and instead took 45 people who berkamping rushed downstairs.

"We do not have indoor facilities, and with heat like this today, it seems
unwise to bring children up. They are disappointed and we were thus sufficient, but where the air-conditioned bowling game seems to be a good substitute for a three-digit heat, "said camp director Eric Fishman told AFP.

In New York City, the office of Emergency Management opened cooling centers at public facilities are air conditioned for those "who experience physical discomfort in the heat wave."

Night to give a little respite from the sweltering heat, but with a reduced temperature only to the 20 degrees Celsius.

"That's one of the unhealthy aspects of the heat wave: the temperature does not drop at night, and it interferes with the body. Last night in DC, the lowest 29 degrees Celsius," said Vaccaro.

Dooley described the previous night in his room which is not air-conditioned in northeast Washington as "unbearable" and acknowledged that, although not a fan of air conditioning, he was "thinking about camping in a room roommate who has a window air conditioner."

Another aspect of the heat wave that makes it so dangerous is its duration - the last surge had started a week ago in the Midwest before moving to the east, and "we previously had another heat wave," said Vaccaro.

And the scale of this heat wave is greater. A total of 34 states at the same time informs the heat wave.

Temperature and high humidity is expected to continue until the weekend until the line cold air mass - or lack of heat - is expected to enter.

Source: AntaraNews

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