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The temperatures and humidity all along the East Coast continue to be right at the 100-degree mark. The heat index here is now 103-degrees. Atlanta registered a heat index of 108-degrees.....2 degrees short of an all time record! Fayetteville, NC is reporting 103-degrees, and further West, Ohio and surrounding states are bracing themselves for tornados, heavy rain and strong winds, Oklahoma is registering 107-degrees, Kansas City has a heat index of 108-degrees and on....and on.....and on. There were 48 record highs across the country! It seems that we are not the only ones having problems; other areas around the world are also dealing with unsettled conditions.
Yesterday, the weather played havoc in our old "stomping grounds" in New York. A tornado touched down in one of the boroughs and uprooted trees, downed power lines and caused the awful damage associated with a really violent storm. Also, 3-inches of rain fell within the space of two hours and caused flooding in the subway. The subway system came to a standstill and shuttle buses were pressed into service to help get stranded people where they needed to go. The bad news now is that New York is in for still a-n-o-t-h-e-r bad storm some time tomorrow morning.
Our local paper has had detailed articles about heat stroke and steps needed to avoid serious health problems, how to make sure that our pets are safeguarded, how important it is to be mindful of the need to conserve energy by keeping home thermosats at least at 73-degrees and how important it is, especially for older folks, to stay out of the oppressive heat if at all possible.
I heard a report of someone using his tire iron to break out a car window in order to rescue a pup that had been left locked in the car by its owner; an act that, in my opinion, should be cause for jail time.....or even w-o-r-s-e !! You would think after all the warnings we get, that ALL pet owners would realize that the temperature can reach 120-degrees in minutes......even with the windows cracked. Honey loves to ride in the car in her car seat and it breaks my heart to do it, because she looks so disappointed, but I leave her at home on hot days even if I know I will just pop in and out of store while we are out. It is also being reported that wildlife is encroaching on our space in order to survive and some areas are having fish die because of lack of oxygen in the water.
It’s sad that there doesn’t seem to be an end to all this any time soon. They are saying that it could last another week or so! Ugghhhhhhh!!!
