New York Is Set to Swelter, Promoting Electricity and Transit Concerns
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New York City and the eastern US will sweat through another round of hot and sticky weather Wednesday and Thursday, a forecast that has prompted an emergency alert from the nation's largest power grid.
In Manhattan's Central Park, Wednesday's high is forecast to reach 88F (31C), but when humidity is factored it will feel closer to 95F. That's enough for the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory there, as well as for Philadelphia and Boston. Air quality in New York is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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