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Article: 103; Are you reveling or wilting in Seattle's record heat? ; Believe it or not, our bodies are built for it; Northwest folks not acclimated, feeling fallout.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- July 30, 2009
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Byline: Sandi Doughton; Seattle Times science reporter
Temperatures in the high 90s to 100 are forecast for Western Washington today. On Friday through the weekend, highs are expected to cool into the upper 80s.
You might find it hard to believe at the moment, but your body was built for heat.
Experts say humans are remarkably adept at coping with high temperatures -- but that doesn't lessen the misery for Northwesterners who saw temperature records topple Wednesday as SeaTac airport reached 103 degrees.
"We are basically warm-weather animals," said Michael Sawka, chief of the Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division at the U.S. Army ...