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Central Park touches 96\u00b0F (35.5\u00b0C), matching 1888 record<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2014 Central Park<\/strong> reached a scorching 96\u00b0F (35.5\u00b0C)<\/strong> on Monday<\/strong>, matching a temperature record set on this date in 1888<\/strong>. Across the Eastern United States<\/strong>, the relentless heat wave<\/strong> is pushing infrastructure, health systems, and communities to their limits.<\/p>\n In New Jersey<\/strong>, more than 150 people were treated<\/strong> for heat-related illnesses<\/strong> during graduation ceremonies<\/strong> in Paterson<\/strong>, with 16 transported to the ER<\/strong> in stable condition, according to Fire Chief Alejandro Alicea<\/strong>. In Baltimore<\/strong>, passengers aboard a stalled Amtrak<\/strong> train were trapped for over an hour in oppressive heat, some without functioning air conditioning. \u201cI honestly thought I was going to collapse,\u201d said Laura Evans<\/strong>, a rider on the train.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday\u2019s sweltering conditions<\/strong> are part of an extremely dangerous heat dome<\/strong> intensifying across the eastern half of the country<\/strong>. The National Weather Service<\/strong> placed around 150 million people under heat alerts<\/strong>, as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal<\/strong> and overnight cooling remains elusive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/strong> is forecast to bring the peak of this extreme heat<\/strong>, with daytime highs expected to break additional records<\/strong> from Philadelphia<\/strong> to Boston<\/strong>. Many cities are experiencing their hottest June temperatures in decades<\/strong>, with some nearing all-time records for any month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Washington, DC<\/strong> is bracing for three consecutive days above 100\u00b0F (37.8\u00b0C)<\/strong>, a level typically not seen until mid-July<\/strong>. Philadelphia<\/strong> is expected to hit 101\u00b0F (38.3\u00b0C)<\/strong> on Tuesday<\/strong>, approaching its hottest June day ever<\/strong>. Boston<\/strong> could reach a staggering 102\u00b0F (38.9\u00b0C)<\/strong>, potentially the highest June temperature in city history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Even far-northern New England<\/strong> isn\u2019t spared. Burlington, Vermont<\/strong>, located just 40 miles from the Canadian border<\/strong>, reached 97\u00b0F (36.1\u00b0C)<\/strong> Monday \u2014 making it one of the three hottest June days on record<\/strong> there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The heat is having immediate, visible impacts<\/strong> on infrastructure. Roads in Milwaukee<\/strong>, Green Bay<\/strong>, and Cape Girardeau, Missouri<\/strong> buckled under the extreme temperatures. Heat expansion is also straining the nation\u2019s railways<\/strong> and airports<\/strong>. Amtrak<\/strong> warned of \u201ctemperature-related speed restrictions\u201d<\/strong>, while some planes may face takeoff delays<\/strong> due to hot, less-dense air<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the nation\u2019s capital<\/strong>, the Washington Monument<\/strong> was closed Monday and Tuesday<\/strong> due to the Extreme Heat Warning<\/strong>, according to the National Park Service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of early Tuesday<\/strong>, over 48,000 homes and businesses<\/strong> were without electricity across Ohio<\/strong>, Pennsylvania<\/strong>, New York<\/strong>, and New Jersey<\/strong> \u2014 a drop from more than 100,000 outages<\/strong> reported on Monday<\/strong>, per PowerOutage.us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Meteorologists warn this heat wave<\/strong> is likely just the beginning<\/strong>. The Climate Prediction Center<\/strong> expects a hotter-than-normal summer<\/strong> across nearly all of the Lower 48<\/strong>, with July and August<\/strong> poised to bring even higher temperatures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The rising frequency and duration of heat waves<\/strong> is one of the clearest impacts of human-caused climate change<\/strong>, with nighttime temperatures increasing even faster than daytime highs<\/strong> \u2014 offering less recovery time and greater risk for heat stress, especially for children<\/strong>, the elderly<\/strong>, and individuals with chronic health conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Central Park touches 96\u00b0F (35.5\u00b0C), matching 1888 record NEW YORK \u2014 Central Park reached a scorching 96\u00b0F (35.5\u00b0C) on Monday, matching a temperature record set on this date in 1888. Across the Eastern United States, the relentless heat wave is pushing infrastructure, health systems, and communities to their limits. In New Jersey, more than 150 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":4754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n