The latest on extreme weather in the US

ByAditi Sangal, Elise Hammond, Jason Hanna, Mike Hayes andAmir Vera, CNN

Updated 6:41 p.m. ET, June 14, 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/weather/extreme-heat-wednesday-wildfires-power-outages/index.html

Extreme temperatures can turn deadly, quickly in the United States, killing more than 700 people every year, according to theUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Nearly one-third of the US population is under heat warnings or advisories on Tuesday with no sign of the above-normal temperatures letting up next week, according to the National Weather ServiceClimate Prediction Center.

While dehydration is a common concern, “the most worrisome consequence” of high heat is heat stroke, said Dr. Scott Dresden, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern University.Heat strokecan cause confusion, seizures and even death, he said.

Humidity is one of the main things that can affect your body’s ability to cool itself off…