Hittegolf teistert de East Coast
Another 100-degree day along East Coast
Thousands lost power — and air conditioning — in New York during storm
The calendar may say spring but the temperatures in the East definitely say summer. Heat advisories were posted Monday from the Carolinas to Connecticut, with temperatures expected to hit 100 from Georgia to New York, the National Weather Service said.
A man wipes sweat from his brow as he watches a parade June 8, 2008 in New York City. The temperature reached the mid 90's making it one of the warmest days of 2008 so far.
In the New York City area, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning and predicts 100-degree weather Monday that could feel five degrees sweatier with the humidity. “It’s just crazy. ... It’s really, really hot,†said New York City street worker Jessica Pena as she swept a midtown Manhattan street at around 8:15 a.m. The temperature already was in the upper 80s.
About 17,000 customers in and around New York City were blacked out by thunderstorms that struck late Sunday and the rising demand for electricity to run air conditions, utilities said Monday. A subway system power outage disrupted some morning rush hour service. The city’s Office of Emergency Management said it would open cooling centers.
The heat wave led to power cuts and subway disruptions over the weekend. The heat and humidity will also be oppressive in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. In Philadelphia, public and many private schools were dismissing classes at lunch time due to the heat — and canceling all after-school activities.
©MSNBC | Gewijzigd: 9 juni 2008, 18:22 uur, door Marga
Thousands lost power — and air conditioning — in New York during storm
The calendar may say spring but the temperatures in the East definitely say summer. Heat advisories were posted Monday from the Carolinas to Connecticut, with temperatures expected to hit 100 from Georgia to New York, the National Weather Service said.
A man wipes sweat from his brow as he watches a parade June 8, 2008 in New York City. The temperature reached the mid 90's making it one of the warmest days of 2008 so far.
In the New York City area, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning and predicts 100-degree weather Monday that could feel five degrees sweatier with the humidity. “It’s just crazy. ... It’s really, really hot,†said New York City street worker Jessica Pena as she swept a midtown Manhattan street at around 8:15 a.m. The temperature already was in the upper 80s.
About 17,000 customers in and around New York City were blacked out by thunderstorms that struck late Sunday and the rising demand for electricity to run air conditions, utilities said Monday. A subway system power outage disrupted some morning rush hour service. The city’s Office of Emergency Management said it would open cooling centers.
The heat wave led to power cuts and subway disruptions over the weekend. The heat and humidity will also be oppressive in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. In Philadelphia, public and many private schools were dismissing classes at lunch time due to the heat — and canceling all after-school activities.
©MSNBC | Gewijzigd: 9 juni 2008, 18:22 uur, door Marga
17 deaths tied to East Coast heat wave
9 die in Philadelphia, 6 in New York, 2 in Maryland
Children cool off Tuesday at a fountain in Philadelphia, where the heat wave claimed nine lives.
PHILADELPHIA - The heat wave that gripped the East Coast over the weekend and into Tuesday claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office said eight people there died of heat-related causes in the four days of scorching temperatures. A 65-year-old man also died of sunstroke in the Philadelphia suburb of Pottstown, Pa., while sunbathing. Six others died in New York City and two died in Maryland. The Philadelphia victims ranged in age from 65 to 95. Five of the six people who died in New York were over 70 and were found in their homes. One of the two men who died in Maryland collapsed after using a push lawnmower in the heat. The region suffered through temperatures in the high 90s from Saturday through Tuesday. High humidity made it feel like it was in the 100s in much of the region. Storms overnight knocked out power to tens of thousands. PECO reported 56,000 customers without electric service in the Philadelphia area Wednesday afternoon. PSE&G had 89,000 customers without power in New Jersey.
A man takes a rest in the shade of a tree at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Temperatures were in the 90's for the fourth straight day with relief expected soon.
Merritt Short, 4, from Durham, N.C., cools off in a spray of mist, Monday, June 9, 2008, at the National Zoo in Washington, as temperatures rose toward the triple digits along the East Coast.
Bron: MSNBC
| Gewijzigd: 1 juni 2017, 14:27 uur, door Joyce.s
9 die in Philadelphia, 6 in New York, 2 in Maryland
Children cool off Tuesday at a fountain in Philadelphia, where the heat wave claimed nine lives.
PHILADELPHIA - The heat wave that gripped the East Coast over the weekend and into Tuesday claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office said eight people there died of heat-related causes in the four days of scorching temperatures. A 65-year-old man also died of sunstroke in the Philadelphia suburb of Pottstown, Pa., while sunbathing. Six others died in New York City and two died in Maryland. The Philadelphia victims ranged in age from 65 to 95. Five of the six people who died in New York were over 70 and were found in their homes. One of the two men who died in Maryland collapsed after using a push lawnmower in the heat. The region suffered through temperatures in the high 90s from Saturday through Tuesday. High humidity made it feel like it was in the 100s in much of the region. Storms overnight knocked out power to tens of thousands. PECO reported 56,000 customers without electric service in the Philadelphia area Wednesday afternoon. PSE&G had 89,000 customers without power in New Jersey.
A man takes a rest in the shade of a tree at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Temperatures were in the 90's for the fourth straight day with relief expected soon.
Merritt Short, 4, from Durham, N.C., cools off in a spray of mist, Monday, June 9, 2008, at the National Zoo in Washington, as temperatures rose toward the triple digits along the East Coast.
Bron: MSNBC
| Gewijzigd: 1 juni 2017, 14:27 uur, door Joyce.s
Every cloud has a silver lining
Hittegolf VS eist 17 doden
Alles werd gedaan om enige verfrissing te vinden.
Een hittegolf die de oostkust van de Verenigde Staten van zaterdag tot dinsdag in zijn greep hield, heeft zeventien levens geëist. De meeste slachtoffers zijn bejaarden.
In en rond Philadelphia vielen negen doden, onder wie een man die tijdens het zonnebaden een zonnesteek opliep. In New York kwamen zes mensen om en in Maryland ten slotte twee. De temperatuur liep op tot 33 Ã 35 graden celsius. Het was sinds 1933 niet meer zo warm geweest begin juni.
©Hln | Gewijzigd: 1 juni 2017, 14:27 uur, door Joyce.s
Alles werd gedaan om enige verfrissing te vinden.
Een hittegolf die de oostkust van de Verenigde Staten van zaterdag tot dinsdag in zijn greep hield, heeft zeventien levens geëist. De meeste slachtoffers zijn bejaarden.
In en rond Philadelphia vielen negen doden, onder wie een man die tijdens het zonnebaden een zonnesteek opliep. In New York kwamen zes mensen om en in Maryland ten slotte twee. De temperatuur liep op tot 33 Ã 35 graden celsius. Het was sinds 1933 niet meer zo warm geweest begin juni.
©Hln | Gewijzigd: 1 juni 2017, 14:27 uur, door Joyce.s
Tientallen doden door hittegolf in VS
Een hittegolf aan de oostkust van de Verenigde Staten heeft in vier dagen tijd al aan meer dan dertig mensen het leven gekost. De meeste slachtoffers zijn bejaarden.
In en rond Philadelphia vielen vijftien doden, onder wie een man die tijdens het zonnebaden een zonnesteek opliep. In New York kwamen zeven mensen om, in Virginia werden ook zeven doden gemeld en in Maryland ten slotte twee. De temperatuur liep op tot hoog in de dertig graden celsius.
©Hln
Een hittegolf aan de oostkust van de Verenigde Staten heeft in vier dagen tijd al aan meer dan dertig mensen het leven gekost. De meeste slachtoffers zijn bejaarden.
In en rond Philadelphia vielen vijftien doden, onder wie een man die tijdens het zonnebaden een zonnesteek opliep. In New York kwamen zeven mensen om, in Virginia werden ook zeven doden gemeld en in Maryland ten slotte twee. De temperatuur liep op tot hoog in de dertig graden celsius.
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