Heatwave Warnings

The Telegraph, in Travel news in brief, reports that, "Visitors to the United States are being warned to take sensible precautions following the deaths of 37 people this week in a heatwave that has been spreading eastwards across the country."

It rather depends on how far east that weather front decides to travel, but we have already experienced some fairly elevated temperatures this month, so it is as well to be prepared.

At the end of July last year, the heatwave claimed 17 lives in the Canary Islands and in August 2004 the islands were put on a state of alert over 40 degree temperatures.

Heat is of most threat to those with existing health problems and particularly those with respiratory difficulties, such as asthma.

(July 30 brought some strong, gusting winds to the north of the island. Perhaps they were the tail end of the Birmingham Tornado?)

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