- Title: 'Way too hot,' New York tries to cool off as heat wave scorches the city
- Date: 22nd July 2022
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 22, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE COOLING OFF ON CONEY ISLAND BEACH AND BOARDWALK VARIOUS OF WASHINGTON SQUARE FOUNTAIN IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK PEOPLE TAKING PICTURE IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN TOURISTS ANNA HEARN AND LEE HEARN COOLING OFF IN FOUNTAIN (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM VENLO, NETHERLANDS, ORIGINALLY FROM UNITED KINGDOM, ANNA HEARN (DAUGHTER), SAYING: "Well, I feel nice and cool now. I wasn't before. It's just this water. It's not too cold and it's not too warm." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM VENLO, NETHERLANDS, ORIGINALLY FROM UNITED KINGDOM, LEE HEARN (FATHER), SAYING: "It's lovely. It's lovely. " (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM VENLO, NETHERLANDS, ORIGINALLY FROM UNITED KINGDOM, ANNA HEARN (DAUGHTER), SAYING: "Amazing to just cool off a little bit." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM VENLO, NETHERLANDS, ORIGINALLY FROM UNITED KINGDOM, LEE HEARN (FATHER), SAYING: "I don't know whether it's the American thing to jump in the water, but we do crazy things in England as well. So." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM VENLO, NETHERLANDS, ORIGINALLY FROM UNITED KINGDOM, LEE HEARN (FATHER), SAYING: TOURIST SAMEERA POWERS COOLING OFF IN FOUNTAIN (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM, SAMEERA POWERS, POSING WITH HER FATHER, SAYING: "Well, we're visiting New York and we are finding fountains around... around the city and jumping in the fountains to stay cool." PAN FROM DOG COOLING OFF TO FOUNTAIN WASHINGTON SQUARE FOUNTAIN VARIOUS OF FRIENDS POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SONA MOVSISYAN, SAYING: "How do we feel about it? Pretty great. It's a beautiful day. We dress minimally, and then we're by the water, so it feels amazing." (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK, NEW YORK, RESIDENT, CAROLYN PHILIP, SAYING: "It's the only way to beat the heat. I wish we could go to the beach or swim in the water, but this is the closest we can get to a beach today." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ANAHIT MOVSESYAN, "I personally think it's way too hot. I'm sweating from everywhere, but it's nice to have some good weather without rain to enjoy New York because, you know, we're... we're out and about spending time together. So." PAN FROM BOY PLAYING WITH WATER TO FOUNTAIN (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK, NEW YORK, RESIDENT, NOAH KUMIN, SAYING: "I feel hot, but I am enjoying the sun and, you know, with minimal clothing, it's bearable." VARIOUS OF 'ICE COLD LEMONADE' STAND RUN BY 13-YEAR OLD CRAIG RAMGOOLIE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEMONADE STAND OWNER AND OPERATOR, CRAIG RAMGOOLIE, 13, SAYING: "Our average every day is around $600 to $700. So, I'd say we'd make around $900 today. That's what we made two weeks ago. Yeah. "
- Embargoed: 5th August 2022 22:05
- Keywords: 110 degrees Fahrenheit climate change cooling centers heat wave high temperatures record temperatures
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Society/Social Issues,United States
- Reuters ID: LVA001389522072022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Visitors to Washington Square Park cooled off in its famous fountain on another hot day on Friday (July 22).
"I feel nice and cool now," said Anna Hearn, originally from the United Kingdom, who traveled to New York with her father, Lee, from the city of Venlo in the Netherlands, where she studies. "I wasn't before. It's just this water. It's not too cold and it's not too warm."
"It's lovely, " added her father.
A unrelenting heat wave has scorched the U.S. East Coast and South for the fourth day as dangerously high temperatures had forecasters warning about the dangers of dehydration and exposure.
Heat warnings and advisories were in effect from South Carolina up into parts of New England as heat index values were expected to reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit (41 C) in Washington D.C. and near 100 degrees in New York City on Thursday (July 21), the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
The U.S. heat wave follows conditions in Europe this week that have touched off wildfires and set record temperatures in the kind of weather event that scientists say will become more frequent with climate change.
The NWS and local officials urged people to stay indoors, avoid strenuous activities and stay hydrated.
"We're visiting New York and we are finding fountains around... around the city and jumping in the fountains to stay cool," said Sameera Powers, a tourist from Bristol in the United Kingdom, who traveled with her father.
The heat was expect to stifle the East Coast through the weekend as daily highs were forecast to remain in the 100s across the region, the NWS said.
"It's a beautiful day," said Sona Movsisyan, who visited New York from Detroit, Michigan. "We dress minimally, and then we're by the water, so it feels amazing."
Several cities issued heat emergencies and opened cooling centers in public buildings and urged people to take advantage of public pools.
"It's the only way to beat the heat," added her friend and a Manhattan resident, Carolyn Philip. "I wish we could go to the beach or swim in the water, but this is the closest we can get to a beach today."
The continued heat wave also was to stretch from Eastern Texas through Louisiana and Arkansas and into Central Alabama, where the temperature could soar above 110 degrees on Thursday afternoon, the NWS said.
"I personally think it's way too hot," said Anahit Movsesyan, also a tourist from Detroit, Michigan. "I'm sweating from everywhere, but it's nice to have some good weather without rain to enjoy New York because, you know, we're... we're out and about spending time together."
Earlier this week, several spots in the South saw record daily temperatures, including Wichita Falls, Texas where a high of 115 degrees was recorded on Tuesday (July 19).
"I feel hot, but I am enjoying the sun and, you know, with minimal clothing, it's bearable," said Manhattan resident, Noah Kumin.
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