http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/new-york-today-heat-wave/
New York Today: Heat Wave
There is no pleasant way to spin this.
It will be brutally hot on Monday.
And Tuesday. The rest of the week, too.
The forecast high for Monday in Central Park is 97 degrees – the highest
temperature since last July 18, when it hit 100. The heat index today
will be over 100.
Tuesday may be even hotter. The forecast calls for 98. A heat advisory
is in effect for Monday and Tuesday. City cooling centers are open.
Nights will provide little relief, with lows barely getting below 80 all
week.
We are sorry. Bring a parasol.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23341504
Heatwave: Health warnings issued for south-east England
Health warnings have been issued as heatwave conditions are reached in
London and the South East.
The Met Office issued a "Level 3" warning on the hottest day of the
year, with temperatures hitting 32C (89.6F) at Northolt, west London.
The warning alerts healthcare services to help those in high-risk groups
such as the elderly and young children.
Two similar heatwave warnings were issued last week in Yorkshire and the
Humber, and in south-west England.
It is the UK's first prolonged heatwave since 2006.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/17/toronto_weather_suffering_from_torontos_heat_wave_well_not_quite.html
Toronto weather: Suffering from Toronto's heat wave? Well, not quite
While there's no internationally accepted meaning, most define a heat
wave as three or more days of temperatures over 32 C.
It’s hot, but Toronto hasn’t yet seen a heat wave – at least, according
to the traditional definition.
While there’s no internationally accepted meaning, most define a heat
wave as three or more days of temperatures over 32 C, said Dave
Phillips, climatologist with Environment Canada.
“It is not a heat wave, from that definition,” he said. This temperature
was picked because 32 C equals 90 F.
“90 degrees feels a lot more like you could cook bacon and eggs on the
sidewalk.”
Tuesday’s temperature peaked at 32.7 C, and Phillips believes it will
get just as hot Wednesday and Thursday.
A heat alert was issued for Toronto on Monday, and was upgraded to
an extreme heat alert Tuesday, which continues. zoom
“My sense is we may be in the midst of one, but it really just started
yesterday,” he said.
But the problem with hot temperatures is the cumulative effect.
“Having four days of temperatures at 31 is much more debilitating than
one day at 32,” he said.
It was already 26 C at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Phillips said when the
temperatures don’t go down below 20 C at night is usually when people
start to get sick from the heat.
“What we have seen, that to me, is quite significant is the fact we’ve
had three days in a row of temperatures above 20,” he said. “That to me,
in some days, is the new heat wave.”
A heat alert was issued for Toronto on Monday, and was upgraded to an
extreme heat alert Tuesday, which continues.
During the extreme heat alert, the city has opened cooling centres, and
outdoor public pools will stay open until 11:45 p.m.
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Albert Peres
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