{"id":224177,"date":"2025-06-23T08:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=224177"},"modified":"2025-06-23T08:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:42:15","slug":"dangerous-heat-wave-hits-georgia-how-to-stay-safe-as-temperatures-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=224177","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous Heat Wave Hits Georgia: How to Stay Safe as Temperatures Soar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Georgia is facing a dangerous heat wave this week, with much of the state at risk for serious heat-related illness. Here\u2019s what you need to know to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd75 <strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> Extreme heat can be deadly, especially for children, older adults, and people without air conditioning. Staying safe in this heat is about more than comfort\u2014it\u2019s about protecting lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f <strong>What\u2019s Happening:<\/strong> The National Weather Service says most of Georgia will see \u201cmajor\u201d to \u201cextreme\u201d heat risk on June 24 and 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many areas, including Atlanta, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Athens\"   title=\"Athens\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1595\">Athens<\/a>, and Augusta, are in the highest risk zones.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This level of heat can cause illness fast, especially if you don\u2019t have good cooling or enough water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 <strong>Between the Lines:<\/strong> This heat wave is not just uncomfortable\u2014it\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People who work outside, kids, pets, and anyone without air conditioning are at the highest risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospitals and emergency services may see more calls for heat-related problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\uddca <strong>How to Stay Safe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drink lots of water, even if you don\u2019t feel thirsty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take breaks in the shade or indoors as much as possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never leave kids or pets in cars, even for a minute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check on neighbors, especially the elderly or those without air conditioning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you must work outside, use a buddy system and take frequent breaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd52 <strong>The Big Picture:<\/strong> Heat waves are becoming more common and more dangerous in Georgia. Planning ahead\u2014like making sure your air conditioning works and knowing where to go to cool off\u2014can save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia is facing a dangerous heat wave this week, with much of the state at risk for serious heat-related illness. Here\u2019s what you need to know to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. \ud83e\udd75 Why It Matters: Extreme heat can be deadly, especially for children, older adults, and people without air conditioning. Staying safe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":38042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"behind","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6067],"tags":[10110,9911,13822],"class_list":["post-224177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","tag-heat","tag-heat-wave","tag-hot","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=224177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=224177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=224177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=224177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}