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A dangerous heat wave is stretching across much of the country as millions of Americans
“are preparing to celebrate the 4th of July outdoors in Washington DC, soaring temperatures”
disrupted events on the National Mall, where the Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon after the extreme heat, sick in some visitors. Among those caught up in the closure was Michelle Plummer, who traveled from Skinnected Aid, New York. "We were right at the gate when they stopped and people went, so but now we were like
"Oh, we're going to later, we'll avoid some of the heat and they were starting to make people come out, and they just said people were getting sick and passing out." The National Weather Service says dangerous temperatures will continue through the holiday weekend, making heat exhaustion as serious concern for anyone spending time outdoors. Researchers add an environmental non-profit, say, the number of days with the dangerously
humid heat have doubled globally since the 1970s. Authors of a new analysis say that combination is creating a worldwide public health risk.
“Sarah Fentham from Member Station St. Louis Public Radio reports.”
Scientists at the advocacy group climate central studied the weather of nearly 1,000 cities over the last 50 years, taking humidity into account as well as air temperature. They say the number of days with dangerous heat and humidity grew from an average of 10-23 per year. Caitlyn Trado is an implied climate scientist with the group.
She says when humidity goes up, people can't sweat enough to get cool.
"And so what it does is it basically just gets trapped inside your body and it leads to
all kinds of problems gets deadly really quickly." In the United States, the trend is most pronounced in parts of the South, Southeast, and Midwest. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Fentham in St. Louis. Hospitals in Venezuela are overwhelmed in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes that struck the country 10 days ago, more than 11,000 people were injured and many survivors are still
“living in 10 camps where dehydration and respiratory illnesses are becoming a major concern.”
The United Nations has set up a 48-bed field hospital in the port city to meet the increasing demand, NPR's "dory, view, scare, and reports." At least three hospitals were destroyed in the years' quakes, and according to the World Health Organization, another six are only partially functional, many health workers lost their lives.
Dr. Ligue Gordon is an OBGYN for Project Hope, a medical non-profit. Gordon and her team have set up a mobile clinic at a shelter offering primary care, especially ultra-sounds for pregnant women who survived the earthquakes with minor injuries and are now staying in tents, Dory Biscarren, and Pair News. This is NPR News and Washington.
Wildfires continue to burn across parts of the west, fueled by hot dry and windy conditions. Nations of people remain under evacuation orders in Colorado, where firefighters are also battling large places in Utah and Arizona. After months of speculation, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey are married. NPR's Vanessa Romo has more on the billionaire singer's Nupsholes in New York City last night.
The pop icon and the Super Bowl winning player both 36 tied the knot on Friday in New York after three years of dating, Swift's publicist Tree Pain confirmed the couple wed, telling NPR that the ceremony was officiated by comedian Adam Sandler. Pain added that there were neither bride's maids nor groom's men, instead Swift's brother Austin served as Taylor's man of honor, and Kelsey's brother Jason was the best man.
Photos of the event have yet to be released, but the singer's publicist says the couple was dressed in Christian Dior Atkatur, designed by Creative Director Jonathan Anderson. Swift was bejeweled in Cardi A. Security around the multi-day event has been intense, so it's unclear if the wedding was charming if a little ghost. But the night before the ceremony, the 20,000-person stadium where the associated press
says the wedding took place was bathed in a lavender haze. Vanessa Romo and PR news. The role of Cup Round of 16 continues today with two matches on tap, Canada faces Morocco this afternoon, followed by Paraguay taking on France, both winners will advance to the quarterfinals, the knockout stage continues through Tuesday as teams battle for a spot
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