{"id":109405,"date":"2016-01-06T10:38:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T08:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=109405"},"modified":"2016-01-06T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T13:16:33","slug":"take-precautions-in-the-current-heatwave-says-weather-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/06\/take-precautions-in-the-current-heatwave-says-weather-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Take precautions in the current heatwave &#8211; says weather service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weathersa.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">The South African Weather Service <\/a>is urging Gauteng residents not to underestimate the current heatwave.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures are expected to soar to over 40 degrees both today and tomorrow, with respite only expected from Friday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The service has forecast\u00a0showers and scattered thundershowers from Thursday into the weekend, which is believed will offer some relief from the current heatwave.<\/p>\n<p>The heatwave coincides with the worst drought in years.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>To protect your health during these hot temperatures, remember to keep cool and drink plenty of liquids, and stay out of the sun as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Heatstroke and dehydration are a serious risk for both animals and humans during this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eventreport\"><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\"><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101666\/be-cautious-in-the-sun-as-heatwave-hits-gauteng\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be cautious in the sun as heatwave hits Gauteng<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"eventreport\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101829\/children-must-be-watched-carefully-in-heatwave-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children must be watched carefully in heatwave conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101729\/heatwaves-affect-animals-too\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heatwaves affect animals too<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='c79a41be3ea73012acd816d5e2bf130d'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temperatures are expected to soar to over 40 degrees in some parts of Gauteng both today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":72571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8297,989,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730],"class_list":["post-109405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-crime","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","crime","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/557"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}