Heat warning issued for entirety of Alberta

Per ECCC:

“Residents of and guests to the warned areas are suggested to take the next precautions to guard themselves, their households and their neighbours:

• Contemplate rescheduling outside actions to cooler hours of the day.
• Take frequent breaks from the warmth, spending time in cooled indoor areas the place attainable.
• Drink loads of water and different non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated drinks to remain hydrated.
• Verify on your youngsters or pets earlier than you exit your car. Don’t depart any individual or pet inside a closed car, for any size of time.

“Monitor for signs of warmth stroke or warmth exhaustion, equivalent to excessive physique temperature, lack of sweat, confusion, fainting, and unconsciousness.

“Pay explicit consideration to people that may expertise earlier or extra extreme results from warmth together with infants, youngsters, seniors, and people with pre-existing lung, coronary heart, kidney, nervous system, psychological well being or diabetic situations, outside employees, in addition to those that are socially remoted.

“Warmth warnings are issued when very excessive temperature situations are anticipated to pose an elevated threat of warmth diseases, equivalent to warmth stroke or warmth exhaustion.”

For extra warmth well being recommendation, go to: albertahealthservices.ca/information/warmth.aspx.

This alert is topic to vary and might be seen in its newest kind right here.

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