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Be prepared for an imminent heat dome impacting 25 million people in the southwestern US; hydrate, stay cool, and watch out for your neighbors in triple-digit temperatures.
Residents in the southwestern United States
The full transcript provides detailed tips on staying safe during extreme heat events and underlines the importance of not underestimating the severity of heat waves.
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Well, howdy there, internet people.
It's Beau again.
So today, we're going to talk about a heat wave.
Well, really, a heat dome.
And there's one that is going to happen
over the southwestern United States this weekend.
So be prepared for it.
It's probably already, like, super hot.
It's going to get hotter.
And this is going to impact around 25 million people
in the United States.
Temperatures are expected to be 20 degrees above normal
for this time of year.
A whole lot of places are going to be in triple digits.
Major cities in Texas, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas.
Then you have Phoenix, Vegas, all the way out to California.
It's a big area.
Temperatures are going to get really, really high.
This is something that tends to get underestimated a lot.
It's worth noting that British Columbia had a heat dome
last year.
And they lost 231 people on June 29 alone, one day.
Don't underestimate the heat.
It's a big deal.
OK, so what can you do if you are down there?
First, hydrate.
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
Drink a lot of water.
Not soda, water.
Drink water.
And when you're talking about water and thinking about water,
remember that water is cooling.
So lakes, pond, kiddie pool, tub, shower, any of this stuff
will help cool you off.
Water has a cooling effect.
You can also use wet rags or cold compresses.
You obviously want to limit your outdoor activity
as much as possible.
If you're in the house, been inside all day,
feel like you have to go do something,
go check on your neighbor, especially those who may not
necessarily be totally up to speed and capable of handling
it on their own.
Handling it on their own, definitely check on them.
Wear light baggy and light colored and lightweight clothing.
That will help a lot as well.
And then also eat light.
Don't eat a whole bunch of food.
This type of thing is going to happen more and more frequently.
I actually feel like I've done a video talking
about this exact subject before.
Last year.
It's going to happen more and more.
We are suffering the impacts of climate change.
And this type of stuff will continue to happen.
So we're going to have to learn to mitigate and adapt.
These things will help when this type of thing occurs.
Don't underestimate it.
It's serious.
It really does.
It causes a lot of loss when you're
thinking about it, especially somewhere like Vegas,
where it's really dry.
You may not think it's a huge difference when you're just
talking about four or five degrees.
It is.
It is, because you're already pushing the extremes.
So when it goes up from there, you can have real problems.
If you're in the southwestern United States,
don't underestimate this.
So y'all stay cool this weekend.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Y'all have a good day.
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