7 Tips to Stay Cool In a Heat Wave
A brutal heat wave is bringing in the first week of summer for millions of people in the US and Canada. Here are best practices for staying safe.
From Illinois to Ohio, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, large swaths of the US and Canada are experiencing a heat wave this week that could threaten human health and infrastructure. But despite warnings from government officials, meteorologists and climate experts, the dangers of high temperatures are easily overlooked.
“Heat’s tricky,” says Este Geraghty, chief medical officer for Esri, a mapping software company commonly used by government officials to map and respond to extreme heat locally. “It’s been called the silent killer, and for good reason.” Geraghty says it’s easy for people to not realize heat is impacting them “until it’s too late.”