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When it’s too hot out there this app can help.

My local emergency management department tweeted a link to this OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool last week, and my husband — who works outside — has found it useful as we struggle through sweltering heat in the South.

Available for iOS and Android, the app provides a quick glance at the real-time “feels like” heat index wherever you are along with hourly forecasts. It can also set up reminders to hydrate and rest and has a symptom checker and first-aid tips if you start feeling sick.

<em>The heat index is a measure that combines humidity and temperature to indicate how hot it actually feels.</em>
<em>The heat index can be upwards of 10 degrees higher than the recorded temperature. Anything over 95 degrees Fahrenheit is considered dangerous.</em>
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The heat index is a measure that combines humidity and temperature to indicate how hot it actually feels.
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