NEW YORK, July 3 — New Yorkers are opening fire hydrants to cool off as they try to escape the extreme heat, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.Temperatures topped 37.8 degrees Celsius...

Die US-Metropole New York City wappnet sich gegen tropische Temperaturen: 40 Grad werden erwartet – der Bürgermeister warnt vor »lebensbedrohlicher Hitze«.

As a heat wave pushed temperatures in New York City to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius), residents, tourists and their pets searched for ways to stay cool. At Battery Park,…