In the final months of summer, intensifying heat causes many of us to alter our daily routines. Slather on sunscreen “Pets, especially those with short hair, light-colored fur, or exposed skin, can get sunburned,” says Dr. Mellissa Jae, a veterinarian at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “If you don’t act promptly when a pet has a heatstroke, it …
WASHINGTON — Forget about red hot. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday — Earth Day — presented a new online heat risk system that combines meteorological and medical risk factors with a seven-day forecast that’s simplified and color-coded for a warming world of worsening heat waves. Magenta is the worst and deadliest …
