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With temperatures rising into the high 80s and low 90s through the rest of the week Kanawha County officials are reminding residents to stay cool and avoid a trip to the hospital.
Officials spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Kanawha County Ambulance Authority in Charleston to make the public aware of the dangers of extreme heat.
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WASHINGTON - The official start of summer is still two weeks away, but much of the nation is sweating through near-record temperatures, with heat advisories and warnings issued across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest on Wednesday.
Get used to it: A new study from Stanford University offers the latest forecast that global climate change will lead to a permanent shift to unusually hot summers in the coming years.
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Firefighters remained on edge Wednesday amid record high temperatures that kept conditions for wildfires ripe across southern Colorado.
Colorado Springs reached a high temperature of 75 degrees Wednesday, breaking the record set in 1908 by one degree, according to Randy Gray, National Weather Service meteorologist.
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DAYTON -- Intermittent bursts of rain and a few thunderstorms are in the forecast for the next five days, accompanied by warm temperatures and humidity, said WHIO-TV Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson.
He said the best chances of rain will be during the day today and again Friday. Wednesday and Thursday will be partly sunny with high temperatures reaching into the 80s.
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BANGOR - Big winds, high water and record temperatures combined Thursday to give eastern Maine residents a smorgasbord of late fall weather that seemed more like late spring.
In Bangor the temperature set a new record high of 63 degrees, meteorologist Tony Mignon of the National Weather Service office in Caribou confirmed. Thursday's balmy weather broke the previous record of 59 degrees set on Dec. 3, 1934, Mignon said.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a heat wave affecting much of the state, Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding today said these high temperatures can cause livestock and pets to suffer from heat-related stress. Heavier, fattened livestock, animals with darker coats and those with chronic health conditions are at the greatest risk of stress from the extreme heat.
Redding recommends looking for signs of stress in livestock that are outside during the hottest part of the day. These signs include animals bunching together, heavy panting, slobbering, lack of coordination and trembling.
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By STEVE HUSZAI
Staff Writer
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BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois residents need to make sure they have plenty of sunscreen on hand as oppressive heat makes its way back into the area through much of next week.
An excessive heat warning covering all of central and southeast Illinois is in effect through 7 p.m. Friday.
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It sure is a hot one today! I have been thinking that a lot recently. If we are uncomfortable with the weather, our pets also are uncomfortable with this heat and humidity. Although I haven't seen any cases of heat stroke or hyperthermia yet this year, one or two tragic cases seem to happen with each summer season.
Hyperthermia is an elevation in body temperature above the normal range, which for an animal is 99 degrees to 102 degrees Fahrenheit when taken rectally. There are two types of hyperthermia. One is a fever-induced hyperthermia, which is typically due to a bacterial infection like an abscess or a bladder infection. This is treated with antibiotics to kill the bacteria and is straight forward.
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Temperatures getting a little uncomfortable? Your artwork and antiques are probably feeling the humidity as much as you are.
Paintings and works of art on paper expand and contract in response to changes in temperature and humidity, say experts with Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. That can cause surface distortions, flaking paint, growth of mold, staining or decay.