Hot Weather Scorches U.S.

A construction worker wipes sweat from his face as he installs roofing tiles as part of a solar panel installation project at Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, N.J., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Temperatures in the Northeast are expected to reach 100 for the second straight day.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Mark Wooldridge, with the Architect of the Capitol Grounds Crew, work on the drains in the reflecting pool on the Senate side of the Capitol in Washington Wednesday, July 7, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

From left, Joshua Shafquat, Naomi Lazarus, and Jasmine Shafquat, 14, catch some sun and stay cool by laying in the shallow end of the pool at the Troy Family Aquatic Center in Troy, Mich., on July 6, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Construction workers toll under the sun in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2010, where temperatures are expected climb.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Area residents cool off in the pools at the Troy Family Aquatic Center in Troy, Mich., on Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chuck Liddy

Marcus White, 22, of Greensboro, N.C. and Deborah Krieger, 16, of Los Angeles, take advantage of a huge fan during an American Dance Festival class in "The Ark" on the East Campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C., Tuesday afternoon, July 6, 2010. There is no air conditioning in the building and the afternoon classes in the old building are legendary for the sweltering heat.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Nasir Hova, of Waterbury, Conn., dives for the football while playing touch football in the pond at Gay City State Park in Hebron, Conn., Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Temperatures reached towards 100 degrees during a heat wave gripping the east coast.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

AP Photo/Home News Tribune, Augusto F. Menezes

Freddie Lopez keeps cool in a hammock under the trees at Sadowski Park in Perth Amboy, N.J., Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

People gather along Cape May Beach on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Cape May, N.J. to watch the sunset. The East Coast broiled under an unforgiving sun Tuesday as record-toppling temperatures soared to 100 or higher in several cities, utility companies cranked out power to cool the sweating masses and the unlucky sought any oasis they could find.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson

Stefan Sidorowicz, 43, of Hamtramck floats along the Detroit river off Belle Isle as temperatures climbed above the mid 90's in Detroit on Monday, July 5, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

A woman takes cover from the late morning sun along 72nd Street in New York, Tuesday, July 6, 2010, as the region entered another in a string of hot days and above normal temperatures.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

A child cools off in the East River during a visit to the Brooklyn Bridge Park, Monday, July 5, 2010, in New York.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Sanjana Ali, 11, cools off in a water fountain on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Monday, July 5, 2010 in New York.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Anup Bhokare, 23, of Detroit, cheers on his team while keeping a cooler filled with water during a Great Lakes Cricket game at Belle Isle as temperatures climbed above the mid 90's in Detroit on Monday, July 5, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

A couple relaxes in the shade at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, Monday, July 5, 2010, in New York.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

AP Photo/Hattiesburg American, Matt Bush

Emily Sheckells and her dog Molly relax on the beach of the lake at Paul B. Johnson State Park near Hattiesburg, Miss., on Monday, July 5, 2010.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.

Construction workers toll under the sun in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2010, where temperatures are expected to be well over 90 degrees.

East Coast Scorcher Continues
Heat Wave Blankets Much of U.S.