Heat Alerts Were Issued From Boston To Philadelphia As Temperatures Soar [View all]

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Heat alerts were issued from Boston to Philadelphia as temperatures were expected to soar above 90 in New York City and along the East Coast through week’s end, the National Weather Service said.

Humidity will rise with the readings, according to the agency, and the combination of moist air and high temperatures will make conditions feel even worse. New York’s five boroughs are under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Sunday.

“There is a big Bermuda high over the ocean and it’s pumping in hot and humid air from the south and southwest,” said Gary Best, a meteorologist with Hometown Forecast Services Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire. “I really don’t see any records with this, but it will certainly be hot enough.”

High temperatures in the large U.S. cities can affect energy markets as more people turn to air conditioners to keep cool. Natural gas will be used to fuel about 32 percent of power plants this year according to the Energy Information Administration.

From 1999 to 2009, heat killed an average of 658 people per year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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