Summer is finally around the corner, bringing lots of opportunities for outdoor adventures. With more free time, it’s easy to spend entire days splashing at the pool or visiting local parks with friends.
Those outdoor activities are all well and good — until temps rise into dangerous territory. And thanks to climate change, that’s happening more and more often. The last three years have been the hottest ever recorded. So it’s more important than ever to know how to keep cool.
Heat waves appear more life-threatening than scientists once thought
“For the most part, we think that the sun is fun,” says Roxana Chicas. She’s an environmental and occupational health scientist at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. “But it can also be very dangerous.”
Thousands of people die every year from overheating. Many more get sick. ...
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