Centripetal Notion

image source: Weather Underground

No, it’s not your imagination, or latent global warming anxiety/guilt. OK maybe a little of the latter, but it is damn hot outside — at least here in the Southeastern US. With heat indexes in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit it’s important to keep cool.

Saundra Young, CNN’s senior medical news producer, advises the following:

• drink plenty of liquids
• wear light-colored, light-weight, loose-fitting clothing
• don’t consume too much alcohol or sugar (both dehydrate your body)
• avoid very cold drinks (can cause stomach cramps)
• limit outdoor activity to morning/evening hours and stay inside when possible

ARTICLE [heat survival tips learned from wildlife]
LINK [Google News search for "heat wave" constrained to past week]
LINK/IMAGES ["Record-Breaking Weather (...)"] (National Geographic)
ARTICLE/IMAGES/VIDEO ["Triple-digit temperatures (...)"] (CNN)

Related: researchers predict global warming will level off in the next couple years, then resume rising into the early 2010s producing record highs.

ARTICLE ["Warming to Level Off (...)"] (National Geographic)