WARN NIGERIANS OVER DANGEROUS SUN HEAT AND EXTREME DRY SEASON WEATHER

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THE NIGERIAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (NIMET) AND CLIMATE IMPACT LAB DON ISSUE FRESH DANGEROUS WEATHER WARNING TO ALL NIGERIANS MAKE DEM PREPARE FOR HOTTER DAYS, HEAVY DUST, AND EXTREME HEAT DISCOMFORT AS THE COUNTRY TRANSITIONS INTO THE DRY SEASON.

​ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ADVISORY RELEASED BY NIMET AND CLIMATE RESEARCH REPORTS, THE COMBINATION OF REDUCED RAINFALL, LESS CLOUD COVER, AND THE INTENSIFYING PACIFIC OCEAN WARMING WEATHER PATTERN GO CAUSE HEAVY SUN HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY ACROSS NIGERIA OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. EXPERTS WARN SAY OVER 31,000 PEOPLE FIT FACE SEVERE HEALTH COMPLICATIONS OR DEATH IF CITIZENS NO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

​DANGEROUS HEALTH RISKS TO WATCH OUT FOR

​NIMET EXPLAIN SAY HIGH HUMIDITY GO MAKE E VERY HARD FOR BODY TO COOL DOWN THROUGH SWEATING, WEY FIT QUICKLY LEAD TO HEALTH EMERGENCY. THE MAIN RISKS INCLUDE:

  1. ​HEATSTROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION: WHEN PERSON BODY OVERHEAT UNCONTROLLED BECAUSE OF DIRECT SUN OR TOO MUCH HEAT ENVIRONMENT.
  2. ​SEVERE DEHYDRATION: QUICK LOSS OF WATER AND SALTS FROM THE BODY.
  3. ​RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES: DUST AND HAZE WEY DEY COME WITH THE SEASON FIT IRRITATE EYES, CAUSE COUGHING, SNEEZING, AND BREATHING ISSUES, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WEY GET ASTHMA OR CHEST CONDITIONS.

​WARNING SYMPTOMS: UNUSUAL BODY WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, SEVERE HEADACHES, NAUSEA (FEELING LIKE TO VOMIT), CONFUSION, AND HEAVY SWEATING.

​HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY (NIMET ADVICE)

​TO STAY SAFE AND REDUCE HEALTH RISKS DURING THIS EXTREME WEATHER PERIOD, HEALTH OFFICERS AND NIMET ADVISE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

  • ​DRINK PLENTY WATER REGULARLY: DRINK CLEAN WATER EVERY TIME, EVEN IF YOU NEVER FEEL THIRSTY, MAKE YOUR BODY NO DRY UP.
  • ​AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT: AVOID STAYING DIRECTLY UNDER SHINE SUN BETWEEN 11:00 AM AND 3:00 PM WEY THE HEAT DEY AT ITS HIGHEST POINT.
  • ​WEAR LIGHT CLOTHING: WEAR LIGHT, LOOSE, AND BREATHABLE COTTON CLOTHES WEY ALLOW FREE AIR CIRCULATION.
  • ​RE-SCHEDULE OUTDOOR WORK: FARMERS, TRADERS, AND HEAVY LABOURERS SUPPOSE DO HEAVY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR COOLER MORNING OR EVENING HOURS.
  • ​MONITOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY: KEEP AGED PEOPLE AND SMALL CHILDREN IN COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACES, AS DEM DEY CATCH HEAT EXHAUSTION FASTER.

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