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Why The Threshold Of A 'Heat Advisory' Depends On Where You Live

Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News

It is hot in Texas right now. We’re breaking electricity usage records to keep cool, squirrels are lying belly-down on the concrete, people are baking cookies in their cars. It’s the kind of heat that merits an official warning to the public. But what merits a ‘heat advisory?’