The sun sets behind cooling towers of a nuclear power generating station in Limerick, Pa., as a heat wave moved into the region Monday, July 17, 2006. The heat pushed power consumption to a record in some states, and calls also went out for electricity conservation. Nearly every county in Pennsylvania was under a heat warning or excessive heat advisory from the National Weather Service.
A Verizon employee wipes the sweat from under his helmet while working outdoors Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in New York. Temperatures in New York City are expected to break 95 degrees. The heat wave that has gripped most of the U.S. showed no signs of abating and may persist until the weekend in some areas.
Ben Wyatt, 8, of Davidson, N.C., fights to keep his balance on a kneeboard as he crashes thru a wave, Tuesday, July 18, 2006, on Davidson Lake in Cornelius, N.C.
Brenda Beard stops in the shade to give Bryce Gunzinger, and the other children under her care, a drink on a hot day as they head to the park Monday, July 17, 2006, in Fairfield, Maine.
Dana Machia of Machia & Coffin Construction in Jeffersonville, Vt., drinks from a jug of water during a short break from framing the second floor of a house in the hot sun in Hinesburg, Vt., as temperatures head into the mid-90's on Monday, July 17, 2006.
LeAnne Martinez seeks relief from the heat under a stream of water as she and friends play at the Splash Pad at the Christina S. Smith Park in Fayetteville, N.C. Monday, July 17, 2006. Temperatures well into the 90's are continuing in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states and in many other parts of the U.S.
My-Thi, an Indian elephant, gets a cooling spray from her keeper, Cecil Jackson, Jr., at the Cincinnati Zoo, Monday, July 17, 2006.
Reith-Riley worker Adam Wilson of Griffin, Ind., cools off with a cup of water in the face Monday, July 17, 2006, as road crews pave the north bound lane of U.S. 41 in Vincennes, where temperatures are expected to reach the mid to high 90s.
Ishaq Muhammad, 13, cools himself with mist from a power washer in Philadelphia, Monday, July 17, 2006. Nearly every county in Pennsylvania was under a heat warning or excessive heat advisory from The National Weather Service.
Visitors to the National World War II Memorial deal with high temperatures, Monday, July 17, 2006 in Washington. Forecasters are warning of searing hot temperatures near 100 degrees through this week, which could bring some of the worst heat in four years.
From left: Drew Romkey, 9; Ali Schmit, 8; Karly Lent, 8; and Kelley Lent, 4; take advantage hot temperatures in eastern Iowa to operate a lemonade stand in Bettendorf, Iowa, Monday, July 17, 2006. Business was good as the young group made $16 by mid-morning.
With the mercury already at 90 degrees by mid-morning and the sun beating down, New York City Department of Transportation worker Nick Krevatas re-applies sunblock as his crew works on re-painting the bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge Monday, July 17, 2006 in New York. Temperatures are expected to hover in the upper 90s for the next several days with high humidity sending heat indexes soaring past 100 degrees.
Johnny Wood, 15, of Battle Creek, Mich., leaps off the Verona Dam in Battle Creek, Mich., Sunday, July 16, 2006, while his grandfather Nathaniel Pierce watches.
Kohl Mead, 3, gets a shot of cool water from a water fountain jet at Seymour Park on the west side of Green Bay, Wis., on Sunday, July 16, 2006. Green Bay residents tried to stay cool while faced with record temperatures.
Payton Jewell, 9, has a cool cloth pressed to her face while in costume at Judge Flanagan's 200th birthday party Sunday, July 16, 2006, in Peoria, Ill. Temperatures spiked across Illinois, with some parts of the state expecting to hit 100 degrees over the next few days.
People seeking an escape from the heat and humidity of mid-July wade into the Atlantic Ocean in Seaside Park, N.J., Sunday, July, 16, 2006. Temperatures in the 90s are expected to last for a few more days.
Charlie Jones, 15, of Traverse City, Mich., flips off of the Open Space pier into the cool waters of Grand Traverse Bay Saturday, July 15, 2006.
Amy Surla, 4, laughs as she runs through spraying water in front of her Eveleth, Minn., home Friday, July 14, 2006, as her cousin Ashley Valla, 8, left, and her sisters, from second left, Lexus Gary, 9, Kamry Gary, 7, and Kaitlyn Surla, 7, put their heads into the sprinkler to keep cool in the near 90-degree heat.