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Extreme heat provides possible dangers

By Kyle Kellams
Published July 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM CDT
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Temperatures are predicted to be in the high to mid-90s in the the KUAF listening area, according to the National Weather Service.

More people in the United States die every year from heat than tornadoes and hurricanes combined. Heat waves can be dangerous for everybody, but especially for people living with lung diseases.

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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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