The United States rotates under “extremely dangerous heat” that affects almost 160 million people. Given that mercury increasing and temperatures touch three digits, councils have been issued in several cities to make measures to protect themselves from a “life -threatening” thermal wave.
Medical warnings were released when the American “first major wave of Heat waved at the weekend and reached dangerously high temperatures in Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. When the mercury increased sharply and added a high level of humidity.
Urgent citizens to stay hydrated, hid in refrigeration centers or in public libraries with air conditioning, wore lightweight clothing and sought medical attention in the case of Heatstoke, and warned health advice against the risk of recovering against heat exhaustion.
The forecast of the National Meteorological Service valid until June 26
“The upper level above the Ohio Valley will be a flowering and will contribute to extreme thermal warnings and thermal councils in most eastern third of the country, affecting almost 160 million people,” said the National Meteorological Service (NWS) in its press release of 24 June.
It also warned that high levels of heat at night and said: “Light winds, sunny days, a record high day and high temperatures overnight will create a lack of night cooling, which significantly increases the danger.”
NWS warned against heat -related diseases, said: “This heat temperature can be dangerous to anyone without efficient cooling and/or adequate hydration, especially those involved in lengthy outdoor activities.” In the middle of the orange, red and purple alerts, the Agency for the weather agency advised residents to “wear light and free -fitting clothes. Take measures when you see signs of heat exhaustion and tin.”
“Among the severity of the thermal waves as the risks of public health and the public recognition of this risk disconnects between the severity of the thermal waves,” said Reuters Howard Frumkin, an expert on the environmental and work science of health at the University of Washington. In the middle of the expectations of electricity demand in the US, electric network operators, they control that power plants are ready to run at maximum strength.
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