Air conditioning isn’t always enough to keep you safe – but people across the US have hacks to handle extreme heat
millions under heat advisory. The blistering and potentially life-threatening temperatures come as much of the western US faces devastating wildfires and the north-east enduresReaders across the US shared how extreme heat is affecting their lives and offered tips on how to stay cool.One of my biggest worries is taking care of my animals. I’ve had a couple of chickens die lately and I think it might have been the heat.
I have an absorbent neck band that holds water – I put it in the fridge and put them on when I’m too hot to keep working.Those of us in the south-west have a head start on the rest of the country, because we are used to this kind of heat. We’re used to getting it in August rather than in June, but at least we have tools and routines already developed.Many of Baltimore’s old homes are equipped with wooden shutters.
At night, I would spray my top sheet with cold water and then blow a fan on it. Soon it was so cool I had to turn the fan off. When driving without air conditioning, all occupants of the car had wet towels spread over their laps and chest. With all the windows open and the air blowing in and hitting the wet towels, it felt like air conditioning.Temperatures at home are unpleasant enough, but my day job is delivering the mail.
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