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New York Times represented articles about the heat waves of 1983 affecting the central United States. [15] This heat wave was associated with the I-94 derecho. 1983 – United Kingdom experienced a heatwave during July 1983. This was the hottest month ever recorded until it was beaten in August 1995.
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At least 31 deaths due to the heat were reported in New York City by August 16. [15] At least 13 died in Queens, 9 in Brooklyn, 5 in Manhattan and 1 in The Bronx. [16] By the end of August, authorities totaled 40 deaths in New York, however a later mortality review in November 2006 revealed that heat was a factor in 140 deaths. [17] [18]
A dangerous heat wave scorching parts of the Midwest and Northeast will ratchet up in New York and the I-95 corridor, while deadly wildfires that claimed at least two lives and destroyed over a ...
The 2006 Queens blackout was a series of power outages that affected the northwest section of the New York City borough Queens in July 2006. The blackout primarily affected the neighborhoods of Astoria , Long Island City , Sunnyside , and Woodside .
The 1911 Eastern North America heat wave was an 11-day severe heat wave that killed at least 380 people, though estimates have put the death toll as high as 2,000 people. [1] The heat wave began on July 4, 1911 and didn't cease until July 15. [2] In Nashua, New Hampshire, the temperature peaked at 106 °F (41 °C). In New York City 158 people ...
New York City’s more than 500 cooling centers are set to open on Tuesday. Public school systems in at least two states have adjusted their hours in response to the heat wave.
Damage in New York totals to $90 million (2003 USD, $98 million 2006 USD). [112] In and around New York City, about 1.1 million customers were left without power, though most outages were fixed by the day after the hurricane passed through the region. [113] Offshore of Long Beach, rough waves killed a man while bodysurfing. [114]