Surviving The Northeast Heatwave Part 2
Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Funny, Visits 3221
The northeastern United States sweltered this week in a scorching summer heat wave, complete with stagnant, sticky air and no winds for relief, forecasters said. Even in a summer already filled with stretches of very hot weather, this week will be stubbornly brutal, with no relief in sight until the weekend brings thunderstorms to the region, they said. "Plain and simple, this week may feel the worst of any week for this summer in the Northeast," said Accuweather.com meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. (Reuters)
Isaiah Conn, 11, shuts his eyes as he body surfs in the waves at Kandle Park pool in Tacoma, Wash., on Monday, July 15, 2013. Conn was playing at the pool as the weather heated up. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Lui Kit Wong)
People keep cool while swimming in the water at the Lower Falls of the Swift River, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in Albany, N.H. A weeklong heat wave continues to bear down on much of the region. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
A young boy cools off in the water from a playground sprinkler in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 15, 2013. Temperatures are set to top out in the mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) through Thursday in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., with heat index values that measure humidity reaching into the upper-90s and low-100s F.REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A man sunbathes as a father and child walk away from the East River in New York, July 16, 2013. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for dozens of northeastern cities and surrounding areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, upstate New York and Long Island. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A girl cools off in the water from a playground sprinkler in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 15, 2013. Temperatures are set to top out in the mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) through Thursday in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., with heat index values that measure humidity reaching into the upper-90s and low-100s F. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A street vendor wears an umbrella-hat over a wet rag to fight the heat while selling pictures on a street corner in Times Square, New York July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Children cool off under the spray from an open fire hydrant in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City, July 17, 2013. Temperatures in New York City, the nation's biggest metropolitan area, soared into the upper 90s Fahrenheit for a third straight day Wednesday and the National Weather Service issued heat advisories for dozens of northeastern cities and surrounding areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, upstate New York. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Children run through a sprinkler system installed inside a playground to cool off during a hot summer day in New York, July 17, 2013. Temperatures in New York City, the nation's biggest metropolitan area, soared into the upper 90s Fahrenheit for a third straight day on Wednesday and the National Weather Service issued heat advisories for dozens of northeastern cities and surrounding areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and upstate New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A man cools off under the spray from an open fire hydrant in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City, July 17, 2013. Temperatures in New York City, the nation's biggest metropolitan area, soared into the upper 90s Fahrenheit for a third straight day Wednesday and the National Weather Service issued heat advisories for dozens of northeastern cities and surrounding areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, upstate New York. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
A young boy splashes another boy with water while playing inside of a playground during a hot summer day in New York, July 17, 2013. Temperatures in New York City, the nation's biggest metropolitan area, soared into the upper 90s Fahrenheit for a third straight day Wednesday and the National Weather Service issued heat advisories for dozens of northeastern cities and surrounding areas in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, upstate New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A man cools down at a fountain in Columbus Circle during a heat wave in Manhattan, New York July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
A woman uses an umbrella to cover herself from the midday sun while walking to Chinatown, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Boston. A comfortable breeze off Boston Harbor kept temperatures in the high 80's, while much of New England sweltered in oppressive heat. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)