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New York Faces Consecutive 100-degree Days with Extreme Heat Warning as City Opens Cooling Centers

New York City is under an Extreme Heat Warning as a heat dome produces consecutive days with highs near or above 100 degrees and heat indices between 105 and 110.The National Weather Service extends the warning to the Lower Hudson Valley, northeast New Jersey and parts of southern Connecticut through Saturday, and AccuWeather meteorologist Matt Benz warns that a stalled ridge is trapping hot, humid air.Governor Kathy Hochul coordinates statewide cooling centers while Mayor Zohran Mamdani deploys 15 New York City Health + Hospitals COOL vans to hand out water, transport residents and advise people to stay hydrated during Fourth of July and America's 250th anniversary events.
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