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What causes heat waves?
The terms heat wave
describes a prolonged period
of hot weather that is above
the seasonally expected
temperature. The increased
levels of heat often mean that
there is also an increased
level of humidity.
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Dangers of summer heat waves
Heat waves can be deadly to
more than dogs that are left in
hot cars, high temperatures and
increased levels of humidity lead
to health issues such as
dehydration, hyperthermia, heat
stroke and heat exhaustion.