Nearly 170 million Americans living across the central and eastern U.S. this week have been be forced to endure dangerous heat as city officials declared emergencies and schools announced early closures.
In upstate New York, it already as if it were more than 100 degrees at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday morning and thousands of customers were left without power following power outages.It is the last week of school for districts there, and many have switched to half-day schedules.
