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Originally Posted by drummer5679
eat your hearts out =P
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That`s alright and if you have another triple digit heat wave this summer like you did last summer I`ll give you a little shout-out too!
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08...miserable.html
DFW's heat wave has been miserable, dangerous
Posted Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010
By Melody McDonald
mjmcdonald@star-telegram.com
When the mercury rises, so does the number of visitors to infirmaries and emergency rooms.
This summer, 132 people have been treated for heat-related illnesses in the emergency room of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, compared with 86 during the same period last year.
"We are seeing anything from someone passing out while working in the heat to patients who are so severely dehydrated that they are having kidney failure," said Dr. Robert Gullinese, an emergency room doctor at Harris Methodist. "People don't realize how hot it has actually been."
Temperatures reached 102 degrees Tuesday, marking the 18th consecutive day of triple-digit heat in the Metroplex. The hot, dry conditions prompted Tarrant County officials to issue a burn ban. And the heat wave likely isn't over.
Although a heat advisory probably won't be issued for today, the forecast calls for a high of 99 or 100. For the rest of the week and weekend, highs are expected to stay in the 100s.