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U.S. NEWS Monday 25 July 2022

As heat records fall in Northeast, some city dwellers flee

PROMISED LAND, Pa. (AP) Numerous record highs the weekend. Tempera-
— It's not exactly flowing were expected to be tied tures could break daily re-
with milk and honey — just or broken in the Northeast, cords in Seattle, Portland
ask the area's struggling the weather service said. and Northern California by
black bears — but Prom- Philadelphia was forecast Tuesday and climb to the
ised Land offered respite to hit 100 degrees (38 Cel- highest level since a heat
Sunday for city folks in the sius) Sunday before even wave last year that killed
Northeast trying to escape factoring in humidity. New- hundreds of people across
a nearly weeklong hot spell ark, New Jersey, saw its fifth the Pacific Northwest.
that only threatened to in- consecutive day of 100 de- Many homes in the often-
tensify. grees or higher, the longest rainy region lack air con-
Those with the resources such streak since records ditioning, and authorities
fled to pools, beaches began in 1931. Boston also cautioned that indoor heat
and higher elevations like hit 100 degrees, surpassing is likely to build through the
Promised Land State Park, the previous daily record week, increasing the risk
at 1,800 feet (550 meters) high of 98 degrees set in Baltimore Orioles head trainer Brian Ebel, left, helps home plate of heat-related illnesses,
in Pennsylvania's Pocono 1933. At least two heat- umpire Scott Barry get relief with a wet towel around his head something emergency
Mountains and a drive of related deaths have been after the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Orioles medical officials in Boston
about 2 1/2 hours from New reported in the Northeast, and the New York Yankees, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Baltimore. also warned of.q
York City and Philadelphia. with officials warning of the Associated Press
From the Pacific Northwest potential for more.
to the southern Great Plains Philadelphia officials ex-
to the heavily populated tended a heat emergency
Interstate 95 corridor, more through Monday evening,
than 85 million Americans sending workers to check
were under excessive heat on homeless people and
warnings or heat adviso- knock on the doors of other
ries issued by the National vulnerable residents. The
Weather Service. The agen- city also opened cooling
cy warned of "extremely centers and stationed air-
oppressive" conditions from conditioned buses at four
Washington to Boston. intersections for people to
Even in Promised Land, cool off.
temperatures were fore- Forecasters urged people
cast to soar above 90 (32 to wear light clothing, drink
Celsius), but with shade lots of water, limit time out-
from the forests, cool lake side, and check on elderly
water and mountain breez- people and pets.
es, it was more than toler- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
able, visitors said. declared a heat emergen-
Rosa Chavez, 47, a high cy through Monday and
school teacher in Manhat- kept a dozen cooling cen-
tan, applied sunscreen at ters open. Athletic events
a beach on Promised Land were shortened or post-
Lake. She and friend Arlene poned. Organizers of the
Rodriguez, who accompa- New York City Triathlon cut
nied her, had just experi- the distances that athletes
enced Europe's own heat had to run and bike. This
wave while vacationing weekend's Boston Triathlon
last week in Florence, Italy. was put off until Aug. 20-21.
"The heat is following us," On the West Coast, fore-
said Rodriguez, 47, a real casters warned of extreme
estate agent and property heat arriving early this
manager. week and lingering until