By Dominic Taylor-
More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.
The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said on Monday that £100m will be affected by combination of heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and excessive heat watches through Wednesday.
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St Louis, Memphis, Minneapolis and Tulsa are among several cities under excessive heat warnings, with temperatures forecast to reach about 100F (38C), accompanied by high humidity that could make conditions feel close to 110F (43C).
In Jackson, Mississippi, residents endured temperatures reaching 95F (35C) on Monday to complete their chores. Roger Britt, 67, ventured to a neighborhood garden in search of vegetables for dinner. thinks the weather in Jackson has been more unpredictable in recent years.
“It was so cold this past winter, so I know it’s going to be a hot summer,” he said.
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The city has stepped up its efforts to respond to heatwaves after more than 700 people, many of them elderly, died in a 1995 heatwave. The effort also comes after three women died in a senior housing facility, during a brief heatwave last month, raising concerns about the city’s ability to respond to brutally hot weather.
In North Carolina’s Mecklenburg county, which includes Charlotte, the local government opened cooling stations and the area transit system was offering free rides to some of the locations.
Poll managers are trying to find ways to protect people who must stand outside to vote. One saving grace may be turnout for the midterm primaries are often much lower than presidential elections. Another is the state allowed early voting for the first time and more than 110,000 ballots have already been cast.
In Minneapolis, 14 schools that are not fully air-conditioned will shift to distance learning on Tuesday while the city braces for temperatures in the high 90s. Schools were scheduled to finish on 10 June but a three-week teacher’s strike in April pushed the final day to 24 June, to make up for the lost class time.
Authorities want to protect the public from every possibility of suffering a heat stroke. The deadly stage is reached when the body’s core temperature gets so warm that it can no longer regulate itself.
Chiampas says that this occurs when a person’s internal temperature reaches 104 F.
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