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Swindag Not too long ago, many parents forbade children to go swimming in dog days, when
| lake water was thought to be I polluted. It was a practical ban, for many lakes and ponds become covered with a decile dly unpleasant scum oi green algae in midsummer. ; Though Sirius makes no con| tribution to the beat, the dog days generally are more uncomfortable than the rest oi the year because of an infernal combination of heat and humidity. By July and August, the earth is well warmed; oceans have lost their winter chill. Days are still long, and the sun beats down fiercely from high in the sky. As temperatures rise, more moisture evaporates. The air becomes muggy. From every pond, ocean, river, and stream water is drawn into the air at the rate of some 16 million tons a second. Eventually, the moisture will return as rain, snow, or some other form of precipitation. But while moisture is retained in the air it causes sticky misery and endless repetition of, “It’s not the beat, it's the humidity.”
Hot Weather Health
And Safety Tips
Is the heat wearing you down? It’s hot in most of the United States in mid-summer. In the desert and in the south, it’s even hotter, but by late July and August it's often hot even in the mountains. Regardless of whether one blames the heat or the humid ity, it’s still hot. There’s nothing you can do about the outside temperature Unless you’re fortunate enough to have an air conditioned office or shop, home and auto, there’s nothing much you can do about it inside either. But there are some things you can do to be more comfor
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