The Boston Marathon faces bad weather condition risking runners to danger.

An outburst of summer-like air guarantees to make tough or even harmful jogging conditions for the Boston Marathon today. Afternoon conditions all around Boston will probably surge into the upper 80s, effortlessly smashing Boston’s record for the date of 84 way back in 2003. This record have been retained in Boston since 1872. Normal high temps in Boston currently in this year are in the mid-50s only.

Heat timeline:
Temperature in Boston was already 69 degrees around 9am. By the point females begin running at 9:32 a.m., it ought to be within the 70s. By 10am when the men get started, the temp is around 70s At noon.
The reason: Prior to a chilly front slicing over the Midwest, southerly winds are flowing northward, scraping tropical air from Mexico. High pressure from the Southeast U.S. coast is boosting this hot weather, its clockwise flow behaving just like a pump to help direct the July-like air towards New England.

Effects: Running lengthy distances with temperature ranges about 80s raises the perils associated with heat-related illness, especially for seniors, novice runners, and/or people that have pre-existing health conditions.

PUNXSUTAWNEY Phil of Pennsylvania, the country’s most well-known groundhog foretold an early spring. He also predicted that the country’s Puttsburgh Steelers is going to be in the superbowl but did not forecast whether they will win or not.

PUNXSUTAWNEY Phil arose after dawn on the Groundhog Day to make the yearly weather forecast in a small crown in rural Pennsylvania. Not minding the freezing conditions, the crowd bravely went just to hear the handler expose that Punxsutawney Phil hasn’t seen his shadow.

In the forecast, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle also told the crowd that Phil seen his shadow for only 98 times and hasn’t seen it for 16 times only since 1887. The group never failed even once to give a forecast.

The Goundhog Day celebration came from a German superstition which says if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on Feb. 2, winter will continue for another six weeks but if not, early spring would come early.

photo credit: astantin.com

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An amateur video of a flood in the Philippines that happened last week.

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