Record heat wave hits US, 5 die
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June 10, 2011, Friday
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A RECORD-breaking heat wave in much of the United States was blamed for five deaths and even buckled highway pavement in at least one area.
Forecasters yesterday said it could take days for areas of the US broiling under temperatures in the mid-30 degrees Celsius to get relief.
Philadelphia hit 36 degrees, breaking a 2008 record of 35 degrees, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, tied a record of 37 degrees in 1999.
Chicago reached 34 degrees by midafternoon. Forecasters said it felt even hotter because of the high humidity.
The outlook from the federal Climate Prediction Center calls for continued above-average readings centered on the mid-South, Midwest and Northeast.
Authorities blamed the heat for deaths of five elderly people in Tennessee, Maryland and Wisconsin in recent days.
The heat was so intense in southwestern Michigan that it buckled pavement on an interstate highway, forcing the roadway to close for a few hours on Wednesday, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.
Public schools in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey and Maryland cut their days short on Wednesday because of the heat, and cooling centers opened in cities as a refuge for those without air conditioning.
A new study from Stanford University predicts that global climate change will lead permanently to unusually hot summers by the middle of the century.
Researchers Noah S. Diffenbaugh and Martin Scherer analyzed global climate computer models and concluded that by midcentury, large areas of the world could face unprecedented heat. They said the coolest summers will be hotter than the hottest ones of the 1900s.
Forecasters yesterday said it could take days for areas of the US broiling under temperatures in the mid-30 degrees Celsius to get relief.
Philadelphia hit 36 degrees, breaking a 2008 record of 35 degrees, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, tied a record of 37 degrees in 1999.
Chicago reached 34 degrees by midafternoon. Forecasters said it felt even hotter because of the high humidity.
The outlook from the federal Climate Prediction Center calls for continued above-average readings centered on the mid-South, Midwest and Northeast.
Authorities blamed the heat for deaths of five elderly people in Tennessee, Maryland and Wisconsin in recent days.
The heat was so intense in southwestern Michigan that it buckled pavement on an interstate highway, forcing the roadway to close for a few hours on Wednesday, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.
Public schools in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey and Maryland cut their days short on Wednesday because of the heat, and cooling centers opened in cities as a refuge for those without air conditioning.
A new study from Stanford University predicts that global climate change will lead permanently to unusually hot summers by the middle of the century.
Researchers Noah S. Diffenbaugh and Martin Scherer analyzed global climate computer models and concluded that by midcentury, large areas of the world could face unprecedented heat. They said the coolest summers will be hotter than the hottest ones of the 1900s.
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