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The South Knows a Hot, Sticky Summer. But This?

The South Knows a Hot, Sticky Summer. But This? 'It's Hell.'

It’s not just the heat, as Southerners have explained for generations. It’s the moist, soupy, suffocating humidity. And this year the punishing conditions have been relentless.

The South Knows a Hot, Sticky Summer. But This? 'It's Hell.' – DNyuz

Grab-N-Go, a drive-through and walk-up convenience store in New Iberia, La., has a central air-conditioning system, a window air-conditioning unit

Rising Temperatures Threaten More Than Misery for Oldest Americans

HOUSTON — When the torrential rain stopped Friday afternoon, Laura Lowry could see the steam rising off the wet pavement. She was on her front porch in the Fifth Ward neighborhood of Houston, desperate for relief from the relentless humidity and 91-degree heat. The air conditioner in her house worked, but she and her husband, reliant on disability checks, couldn’t afford to run it. The lack of cool air wasn’t simply a matter of discomfort for Lowry, 73. It was dangerous. Just a few weeks ago, th

Rising Temperatures Threaten More Than Misery for Oldest Americans

A wave of extreme heat has posed particular perils for older people, who are uniquely susceptible to such conditions.