East Coast Heat Wave

Is This Heat the 'New Normal'? A Look at Philadelphia (VIDEO)

David Kroodsma | Posted 10.04.2011

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Every 10 years NOAA scientists calculate average temperatures and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations. These "new normals" indicate how a changing climate may affect everything from energy bills to crops to insurance premiums.

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Heat Wave Roasts East Coast, Cooler Temperatures On The Way

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 09.22.2011

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NEW YORK — (AP) A heat wave scorched the East Coast with another day of triple-digit temperatures on Saturday, forcing power authorities to throttle...

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It's SO HOT Outside...

Posted 09.21.2011

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In case you haven't heard, it is hot. Really hot. Really, really hot. Seriously, if Congress' AC went out, we'd have a vote to raise the debt ceili...

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Heat Wave Bakes Eastern Cities

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 09.21.2011

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NEW YORK — The urban Northeast baked like a potato wrapped in foil Friday as record-breaking, 100-degree temperatures and steambath humidity com...

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WATCH: How To Stay Cool In Heat Wave

Posted 09.18.2011

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It's official: heat wave 2011 is in full force. And if you're out and about in this scorching summer weather, it's inevitable that you're going to fin...

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East Coast States Brace For Yet Another Scorching Day

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — It's blistering. Scorching. Steamy. Brutal. Baking. Torrid. Ovenlike. It's run-out-of-adjectives hot. "A volcano – that's what...

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Chill Out: The Top 10 Southern Hemisphere Summer Cool-Off Spots (PHOTOS, POLL)

Hallie Seegal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can you imagine watching the World Cup in the winter? Sounds silly, right? Well, for the Southern Hemisphere, that's the cool reality. While we are h...

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PHOTOS: Animals At National Zoo Brace Heat Wave With Popsicles And Air Conditioning

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the eastern U.S. swelters under intense heat, even animals at the zoo are turning to popsicles and air conditioning. At the Na...

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Temperatures Set To Reach 100 Again In Another Day Of The East Coast Heat Wave

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILDELPHIA (AP) -- Heat and humidity draped the Northeast for yet another day Wednesday, pushing power companies to crank up power to cool the stick...

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How Did New Yorkers Deal With Heat Waves in Centuries Past? (SLIDESHOW)

Megan Doherty | Posted 05.25.2011

In New York, where concrete ratchets temperatures from hot to hellish, refuge can only be found inside air-conditioned interiors. But how did New Yorkers deal with the heat in the days before A/C?

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PHOTOS: New Yorkers Beat The Heat

Posted 05.25.2011

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Temperatures are rising into the triple digits all along the East Coast, including in New York City. The city reached 103 degrees Tuesday in Central...

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Will The East Coast Heat Wave Heat Up The Climate Change Conversation?

time.com | Posted by Bryan Walsh Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 11:49 Am | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every major heat wave--especially the ones that occur in New York and Washington, where apparently the only things that ever matter happen--brings glo...

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East Coast Heat Wave: How Do The Homeless Cope?

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a vicious heat wave continues to cook the midwest and east coast, with no sign of relief until Thursday, focus in media coverage turns to how to be...

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Coming Heat Wave Threatens East Coast

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The heat wasn't going to keep Jerryll Freels inside on his vacation. The 28-year-old made his way through Times Square on Monday, co...

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