HEAT BRINGS INSTANT SUMMER WEEKEND TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO HIT 100 DEGREES.Byline: Daily News Temperatures today and Sunday could top 100 degrees, creating hazardous conditions for senior citizens, children and pets, National Weather Service forecasters said Friday. A high-pressure system is expected to result in temperatures that are about 10 degrees above normal, they said. ``We have not had these temperatures since last July,'' said Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Bartling, a weather specialist for the National Weather Service. Officials advised people to stay out of direct sunlight, wear light-colored clothes, drink two to three quarts of water daily and avoid high-protein foods, which raise the body temperature. ``What we're most greatly concerned about are the issues people often forget about - overextending themselves in the heat, leaving elderly people, children or pets unattended in the car, things like that,'' Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. State power regulators said there could be tight supplies in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, this summer, but two local utilities said they have enough electricity for the weekend. ``We have ample supplies of power and we hope that Angelenos will continue to conserve electricity,'' said Lucia Alvelais of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. . Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. also said it has enough electricity. ``SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland has in place sufficient resources to provide approximately 115 percent of the projected peak power needs this summer,'' said a statement from the utility. SCE offered several conservation tips, including ``give your major appliances A major appliance is usually defined as a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. the afternoon off,'' postponing their use until after 7 p.m. on hot days; setting thermostats at 78 degrees or higher and using fans when possible; turning off unneeded electronic devices; and using microwave instead of the oven to reduce radiated ra·di·ate v. ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing, ra·di·ates v.intr. 1. To send out rays or waves. 2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves: Heat radiated from the stove. heat. City News Service contributed to this report. |
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