Watch the heat

Heat-related deaths are one of the deadliest weather-related health outcomes in the United States.

WHAT IS HEAT-

RELATED ILLNESS?

Heat-related illness, also called hyperthermia, is a condition resulting from exposure to extreme heat where the body becomes unable to prop- erly cool, resulting in a rapid rise in body temperature. The evaporation of sweat is the normal way to remove body heat, but, w...