US EditionHeatwave Blankets US East Coast
- An extremely dangerous heat wave blanketed the Midwest to the East Coast on June 24-25, 2025, shattering numerous temperature records in major cities.
- This heat wave followed 2024 as the warmest year on record, with human-caused climate change driving unprecedented warmth and 2025 projected among the top three warmest years.
- Cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Newark, and parts of Maine reached triple-digit temperatures while nearly 150 million people lived under heat advisories and warnings.
- Meteorologist Jacob Asherman described the event as a combination of extreme heat and humidity with 'no relief,' and the National Weather Service warned of 'dangerously hot conditions' causing possible heat illnesses.
- The heat wave caused health risks and infrastructure strain but was expected to ease starting Wednesday due to a rare cool front moving southward, although dangerous heat persisted in some areas.
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Dangerous heat blankets East Coast: When relief is coming
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first major heat wave of the summer will bring another day of dangerously high temperatures to the East Coast on Wednesday before relief moves in. The oppressive heat shattered records across the Northeast on Tuesday. New York City and Philadelphia hit 99 degrees, breaking the city’s daily record highs. Baltimore and Newark, New Jersey, soared to 104 degrees and 101 degrees, respectively, also setting new daily records.…
Heatwave blankets US East Coast
A massive heat wave is gripping the East Coast, bringing the worst of the high temperatures to cities before some relief arrives later in the week. This marks the first significant heat wave of the season, with extreme heat warnings and advisories affecting more than 150 million Americans from Texas to Maine.
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