{"id":1862,"date":"2016-06-20T17:33:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/tips-and-tricks-to-staying-cool-on-this-hot-first-day-of-summer\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T17:33:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:33:10","slug":"tips-and-tricks-to-staying-cool-on-this-hot-first-day-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/tips-and-tricks-to-staying-cool-on-this-hot-first-day-of-summer","title":{"rendered":"Summer Season Makes A Heated Entrance; Stay Cool With These City-Provided Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-49061\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AdobeStock_33806218.jpeg\" alt=\"AdobeStock 33806218\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>File photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/dramatic-heat-wave-expected-to-hit-southland-this-weekend-bringing-to-mind-last-year-s-long-beach-power-outages\/\">Summer has made quite an entrance this year<\/a>, as Monday marks the official first day of the season. Temperatures are hovering around the high 80s currently, with a high of 89 expected for the seaside city today. So break out the sunscreen, wide-brimmed hats and shades because the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning until 8:00PM tonight, with temperatures expected to cool down starting Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Long Beach has released several tips and tricks to keeping cool and being safe, courtesy of Interim City Health Officer, Mauro Torno. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s important for people to be familiar with and practice heat precautions to protect themselves from heat-related illness and injury, especially while participating in outdoor activities,&#8221; said Torno in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url('images\/asia\/DSC_0598.JPG'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; float: left; margin-right: 30px; display:none;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p> <small style=\"font-weight: lighter;\">RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n<h2 ><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Related Link', 'click', 'Realted Link v1');\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/dramatic-heat-wave-expected-to-hit-southland-this-weekend-bringing-to-mind-last-year-s-long-beach-power-outages\/\">Heat Wave to Hit Southland this Weekend, Bringing to Mind Last Year&#8217;s Long Beach Power Outages<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<p>Everyone, especially the elderly, those with chronic illnesses, infants and young children, should take the following precautions, provided by the city, to reduce the risk of heat-related illness and injury:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seek air-conditioned environments during peak heat hours, such as at stores, malls, theaters, etc. All Parks, Recreation and Marine Community Centers are designated cooling centers; for a list of Community Centers and their hours, visit the website <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/LBCoolingCenters\">here<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/LBCoolingCenters.\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check on frail elderly or home-bound individuals, and young children to make sure they are not affected by the heat.<\/li>\n<li>Never leave a child or pet in a parked car or asleep in the direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<li>Remain hydrated by drinking water before, during, and after outdoor activities.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure pets have plenty of shade and water to drink.<\/li>\n<li>Take frequent breaks while working or playing outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Wear loose-fitting, light weight, light colored clothing; wear a wide-brimmed hat to cover the face, ears and neck if you\u2019ll be outside.<\/li>\n<li>Apply sunscreen (at least SPF 15) 15 minutes before going outdoors and re-apply at least every two hours \u2013 sunscreen prevents skin cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid beverages that have caffeine or alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Plan strenuous outdoor activities for cooler parts of the day; limit time outside during peak heat hours.<\/li>\n<li>Pace physical activities, start slowly and pick up the pace gradually.<\/li>\n<li>Wear sunglasses that provide 100 percent UVA and UVB protection. Chronic exposure to the sun can cause cataracts.<\/li>\n<li>Move to a cooler location at the first sign of heat illness (dizziness, nausea, headaches, muscle cramps). Rest and slowly drink a cool liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Prevent children from drowning by providing adult supervision at all times and having an entry-proof barrier that surrounds the pool or spa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on how to stay safe and healthy during hot weather, visit the Health Department\u2019s website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/health\">here<\/a>. Should the City extend hours at park centers or other facilities for cooling centers, information will be posted on the Health Department\u2019s website and through social media on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lbdhhs\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/longbeachdhhs\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the first day of summer rolls in as one of the hottest felt in a long time, the City of Long Beach has released several tips and tricks to keeping cool and being safe, courtesy of Interim City Health Officer, Mauro Torno.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":67238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[929],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-1862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-severe-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}