Why is Excess Heat So Bad For Our Bodies?
<p>When most of us picture the U.S. state of Minnesota, we probably imagine snow, iced-over lakes, and guys sitting in little shacks on said frozen lakes, shivering as they haul fish up through an axe-chopped hole. But just this summer, it hit 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 degrees Celsius) outside my room in Minneapolis.</p>
<p>Compared to the rest of the United States right now, that’s not even that bad. Phoenix, Arizona has had 24 consecutive days with temperatures above 110 degrees F (43 C), so hot that their emergency rooms are filling up with <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66275785" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">people burning themselves</a> on asphalt.</p>
<p>Why is heat so bad for us? What happens in the human body outside our ideal temperature of around 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) that hurts us?</p>
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