How Heat Can Affect Your Health and What You Can Do Combat It

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The vast majority of Dutch municipalities do not have a local heat plan, while extreme heat poses a danger to vulnerable groups such as young children and the elderly. The Red Cross counted how many municipalities have such a plan and found that this applies to only 90 of the 342 municipalities. "Now that meteorologists predict a warm and dry summer, many municipalities are poorly prepared for the heat." Extreme heat is occurring more often and …