This weekend, as a heat wave bakes huge swaths of the country under triple-digit heat indexes, some fear that the collision of Covid-19 and extreme heat could be a dangerous combination.
Now, as the country sweats through the thick of what is likely to be another sweltering summer, another invisible threat looms.Killer heat and humidity combination not experienced before is becoming more commonExtreme heat can threaten anyone, but many of the same groups who are at greatest risk of serious illness from the coronavirus are also the most vulnerable groups to heat exposure.
"Do I stay at home to avoid getting coronavirus or do I risk heat illness or worse if my home is too hot?"Gentry W. Trotter, who runs Cooldownstlouis.org, a non-profit that provides air conditioning and energy assistance to vulnerable populations, said demand in St. Louis is high for his organization's services. The city could see"feels like" temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees this weekend.
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