Summer Weather Precautions

Summer is here!  Throughout the nation, the temperatures have risen from the 80's to over 100 degrees!  While it is fun to be in the sun, it is important to take precautions. It just may even save your life!  Here are some important tips to abide by:

Avoid overexposure of the sun

With the sun beating down, it is important to wear your sunscreen!  It is good to catch some rays, for it supplies vitamin D to the body, but overdoing it can cause dehydration and even heat stroke.  Especially for those who play in sports, drink lots of fluids!  Please, those who are coaching sports teams, make sure your team is consuming fluids and have shade to rest in.

NEVER leave children or animals in park cars!!!!

Since 1998, there has been an estimated over 500 deaths of children left in cars!  Within minutes of leaving them in a parked car, it can cause serious heat stroke.

Find ways to cool down

With those who don't have air conditioning, and your place of living became an oven, there are several places were you can go to cool off.  For example going to your local grocery store, movie theatre, or mall.  Just walk around or sit in the lobby and relax!  Be creative and think of ways to keep cool and have fun while doing it!

Have fun this summer!  Just watch out for yourself and others around so that everyone has fun is the sun.