Sunday Summer Haze Has Many Searching For Some Cool Relief
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—Summer was out in force this weekend with temperatures feeling as warm as 100 degrees.
Mike Hellgren has more on how people are beating the heat.
Ice cream shops like the Charmery in Hampden were packed--with happy, messy faces.
"It's so cold and creamy and delicious. And when it's melting and you're holding a cone and you gotta eat it fast, that's what you do on a hot day in Baltimore, says David Alima, owner of the Charmery.
But the dangers are also real with Baltimore under a Code Red Advisory--meaning a health hazard. Health commissioner Leana Wen says you should watch out for two things: 1. Hypothermia, which menas high body temperatures and 2. Deydraytion.
So far this year, there's been one heat-related death in Baltimore. That compares to 8 last year, and a whopping 46 in 2012
The death this year involved 2-year-old Leasia Carter. Last month, her father left forgot her in her car seat--leaving her strapped in for 16 hours--she suffered second-degree burns.
WJZ looked through health department reports and found 282 people complained of heat-related illnesses just this month across Maryland.
So from the skate park, to the baseball diamond, if you're outside, be careful.
"In Baltimore city alone last year, we had hundreds of people go to the emergency room because of heat stroke and dehydration," said Wen. "Please remember that heat can be really dangerous, and it's important for us to keep ourselves safe and our families safe too."
A heat advisory remains in effect until 8:00 p.m. Sunday. For Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot Counties, the heat advisory expires on Monday at 8:00 p.m.
