{"id":51911,"date":"2014-01-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/51911\/heat-wave-warning-issued\/"},"modified":"2014-01-16T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:30:00","slug":"heat-wave-warning-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/01\/16\/heat-wave-warning-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave warning issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South African Weather Services has issued an alert for extreme temperatures across Gauteng and other parts of the country today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In order for the current temperatures to be considered as a heat wave they have to be at least five degrees higher than expected temperatures for this time of year, and they have to last for more than three days,&#8221; said forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What should you do during a heat wave?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Do not leave your children or pets alone in enclosed vehicles or confined areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Ensure that you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, even if you do not feel thirsty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to eat small meals and eat more often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to postpone outdoor activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If you work outdoors, ensure that you take care of yourself by moving out of the sun into the shade more often than usual, and stay hydrated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Do not take part in strenuous outdoor activities without a second person present to relieve you or call for help should something happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that you keep an eye out for elderly people who stay alone or are not able to move around easily, they might need assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are the caution signs?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Numerous signs and symptoms may present themselves during heat exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>They include dizziness; vomiting; muscle cramps; headaches; flushed skin and excessive sweating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Remove the person from the area and call for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to cool the person down gradually, with a wet cloth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove any tight, multi-layer clothing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If the person is unconscious, turn them on their side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If the person has no altered level of consciousness, give him\/her small amounts of water to drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Call for assistance: ER24 084 124<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information supplied by ER24 Emergency Services.<\/p>\n<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='a8a0e6b71c1d0bf9b660f1cd8a48a9df'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try and stay cool as heat wave warning issued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":51913,"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":[1648,979,2623,2622,2624,2625],"class_list":["post-51911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-gauteng","tag-germiston","tag-heat-wave","tag-sa-weather-services","tag-sun","tag-temperature"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Gauteng","germiston","heat wave","SA weather services","sun","temperature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51911","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\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}