Three steps to prevent heat related illness

Three steps to prevent heat related illness
Three steps to prevent heat related illness

MIDLAND

High temperatures each summer cause spikes in emergency room visits and thousands of heat-related deaths. To help prepare Americans for the dangerous temperatures, the National Weather Service and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year released a new national forecast predicting heat-related risks.

As of Thursday, June 13, the tool was forecasting a multiple day heat event s…