The emergency was announced Wednesday, and will continue through Sunday. The city will have its 16 cooling centers open, at Boston Centers or Youth and Families.
reporter: linsey, going forward we re expecting a continuation of these hot and dry conditions. also a concern for dry lightning. but one of the things that firefighters continue to stress is the key factor in fighting this fire is the wind. linsey? dry and windy, not a good combination. alex, thank you. we turn now to the life-threatening heat that s blanketing much of the nation. the northeast is sweltering as the mercury crossed into the triple digits today in several major cities. boston reaching 100 degrees, prompting officials to extend the heat emergency there. here in new york, officials cut the annual triathlon in half out of concern for the athletes. abc s phil lipof is in new york city tonight where the city is opening cooling centers to try to help residents here cope. reporter: tonight, the life-threatening heat wave still suffocating the northeast. too hot. too hot. extremely too hot. 89 degrees at 9:00 tonight. so if you have dinner plans, make sure they re i
Temperatures are rising, wildfires are becoming more severe and droughts are becoming more common - a striking change from previous generations, scientists say.