District opens shelters early amid record-breaking October heat
Blistering heat shattered records in Washington and much of the eastern United States on Wednesday at the start of a month whose falling leaves and cooler temperatures normally start preparing people for fall or winter. As temperatures climbed above 95 degrees — on the way to breaking an October record that had stood for nearly 80 years — the District’s city government opened homeless shelters earlier than usual and took other steps to alleviate the heat’s impact. Baltimore C
