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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on June 13, 2017, 11:41:32 am

Title: Stay safe as summer temps soar
Post by: rangerrebew on June 13, 2017, 11:41:32 am
Stay safe as summer temps soar
June 13, 2017
 

(HealthDay)—As the first major heat wave of the season has much of the eastern United States sizzling, people need to take steps to prevent heat-related illnesses, an emergency doctor says.

Hot temperatures and high humidity are likely from the shores of New England through the Great Plains. Temperatures could reach into the 90s for days, according to The Weather Channel. In some areas, record high temperatures set in the 1800s could be broken, USA Today reported.


Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-safe-summer-temps-soar.html#jCp