Summary- Extreme heat tempertures during the day may be hard to ignore but did you know they are more deadly at night. The rising frecuency of lethal heat waves across the globe is prompting a more detailed look at "urban heat island" effect. This probably goes the some way about 600 people died in sprawling, greener London during the same heat wave that killed 4,867 people in densely populated Paris. Exposure to high temperature during several nights, especially consecutive nights, can double the risk of death for the most vulnerable people-- people over 60 years of age or young infants, and also people with chronic health problems. It's a vicious circle, temperature increases due to air condition will lead to an increasing air cooling demand.
Opinion- I think we should use hand fans and umbrellas like they did a long time ago. I wonder why we stopped using them, the fans. If people are hot then they shoulg go inside a building to cool off. I wonder who would freak out at the sight of a dead body. I think during the summer you should wear sun screen and drink pleanty of water.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/nighttime-makes-urban-heat-waves-deady.html
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