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Are heat warnings in the media over the top or saving lives

Headlines proclaim: "Millions under advisories", "Heat wave building to dangerous levels", etc. The risks of extreme heat are discussed ad nauseum. You are told: Take it easy, hydrate, seek air conditioning, etc.

Revered broadcast meteorologist James Spann, out of Birmingham, Ala., apparently believes the heat hype has gone too far. UGG Boots Clearance Outlet On his Facebook page, :

So, when I was growing up, this was called summer and I didn't need national newscasters to tell me to "go into an air conditioned room", "stay out of the sun during the hot part of the day", and "drink water". I actually figured that out by myself.

The message struck a chord with his fans. The post has earned over 6,000 likes and been shared more than 600 times.

"When I was growing up, air conditioning was new and it was a luxury," responded Sheila Nelson. "There was no such thing as central air. Homes, cars, schools and school buses were not air classic short sparkles ugg boots clearance conditioned, yet somehow we survived."

But there is a flip side to Spann's common sense argument. Not everyone was necessarily "surviving" back when he was growing up. Heat is a silent killer. Unlike other weather hazards, it doesn't leave a trail of destruction. Heat related illness and death have always been occurring, but often in the background.

In fact, the National Weather Service says UGGS Clearance heat is one of the top weather related killers, responsible for hundreds of deaths each year.

Although it is true most people are able to take care of themselves during heat waves and may not need common sense reminders, we see deaths every year among vulnerable groups like older adults, the socially isolated, the poor (who may nothave air conditioning), and ugg classic short sparkles boots black multi those with physical and mental disabilities.

Then, practically every August, ugg bailey button triplet 1873 sand boots there are tragic cases of high school athletes overworked in brutally hot conditions and who succumb to heat related illness. 52 high school football players have died from heat since 1995.

Outdoor works also die every summer from the heat according to the Department of Labor, which has developed an entire campaign to prevent heat related illness.