US heat wave sets records in central, northeast states
U.S. cities are breaking decades-old temperature records this week as a heat wave stretches from central to eastern portions of the country, the National Weather Service said on Tuesday, in what officials are warning could become a deadly weather event. With roughly 80 million people from Indiana to New England under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has activated the state's Emergency Operations Center in response to high temperatures expected to last until the weekend. Chicago registered 97 degrees at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Monday, which broke a previous record of 96 degrees set in 1957.
