With a couple of days of 100+ temps across the north east there has already been two deaths due to heat in major cities. Scientists say it is hotter in the city than the surrounding suburbs. If you know anything about the physics of heat and energy it's easy to see why. Basically the steel and concrete absorb heat energy through the day and slowly release it at night. But because there is such a large amount of steel and concrete in cities like New York and Chicago, not enough heat is released at night, causing the next morning to be hotter.

Phoenix was supposedly paving roads with wight asphalt to help prevent absorption of heat. I'd like to know if there is anyone here that lives there, or knows someone from there, that know if there wight asphalt works.

As for everyone else, what are you doing to stay cool? Other than drinking alot of water.

I either stay inside in the A/C or in my pool!

today was the first day i turned on the AC all year and it hasnt been off yet.
Yikes!!

I've been staying inside with the a/c.

A/C. Sprinkler in the backyard or playing in the pool with the kids.

Lotsa Popsicles.

I have been hanging out at the Lake - luckily it's only 5 miles from my house.

It's been overcast and 70 for the past 3 days here in so cal

light colors will reflect the sunlight, while dark colors absorb it faster...anyplace with lots of cement and asphalt will seem about 10-15 degrees hotter than the actual outside temp... i grew in texas, i know bout heat! lol

hot here... really been just drinking more flavored water lol it 86 in my house... guess i wont be doing housework today! or tomorrow..

Run through sprinklers, and wear very little............

The air conditioner & I have become one.

i dont cook either in the heat.. unless its outside.. i bring my little oven outside if i need too so handy!

As long as I have a/c I will always stay cool.......

I'm too poor to have an air conditioner. So, I hang a picture of a GE air conditioner on the wall, and set my fan in front of it.

i wonder how many of my friends i could fool with that picture

I went water skiing

I stay inside for most of the day with the air conditioner. If I get restless I can go to the lake and jump in but if I don't want to go that far I can sit in the kiddie pool. Oh yea...there are no kiddies in the household---I am the kiddie (ha).

I'm just going to be me; totally cool!

stay inside & well hydrated

drive with the windows down!!