The U.S. National Weather Service predicts more than 90 temperature records will be tied or broken across the country this week, and most of them will be overnight heat. Health experts say high temperatures at night are even more dangerous than high daytime heat, highlights the AP.
More than 90 heat records will be equaled or broken in the US this week
The U.S. National Weather Service predicts more than 90 temperature records will be tied or broken across the country this week, and most of them will be overnight heat. Health experts say high temperatures at night are...
The reason for the record breaking is a prolonged heat wave that affects much of the USA and is expected to last for the next few days. The soaring temperatures of recent weeks have already caused heat-related deaths in New Jersey and contributed to the spread of wildfires in the western part of the country.
The forecast indicates that temperatures should not fall below 27°C at night in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tampa, Florida; Galveston, Texas; and Charleston, South Carolina. In the coming days, places in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. known for their harsh winters will record nighttime temperatures above 70°F, including Fargo, North Dakota, International Falls, Minnesota, and Portland, Maine.
New York City will also see temperatures rise, according to Bloomberg. Thermometers are expected to exceed 32°C and could reach 37°C in Central Park this Wednesday (15/7). Extreme heat watches and warnings have been issued across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, from Delaware to Maine.
On Sunday (12/7), the central region of the country, from the northern plains to the Rocky Mountain region, recorded record temperatures, reports Le Monde. In Salt Lake City, the capital of the state of Utah, and Billings, the largest city in Montana, temperatures reached a peak of 43°C, according to preliminary data. It was the highest temperature recorded in both cities since records began, more than 150 years ago.
The Guardian draws attention to an unusual effect of heat in the American Midwest and East. Strange and little-noticed interruptions in communications began to occur. They are a consequence of the effects of high temperature on tropospheric propagation, an atmospheric meteorological phenomenon that allows radio, television and microwave signals to propagate over hundreds of kilometers.
CBS and Washington Post also reported on the extreme heat in the USA.
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