“There are 124 million people under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning — that’s a third of the population,” Roth said. As of Friday, the heat wave sprawled from Kansas to the Atlantic Coast, and from South Carolina north to Maine. With temperatures forecast to hit 34°C later in the day, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers asked non-essential state workers to stay home. Yesterday’s forecast called for 97°C in New York City and Philadelphia, and 38°C in Washington. The dangers posed by extreme heat and humidity prompted officials to scrap outdoor competitions, including yesterday’s horse races at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York and today’s New York City Triathlon.

Source: Taipei Times July 20, 2019 15:56 UTC