A man in a large, straw hat strolls during 100-degree temperatures in Downtown Albuquerque on Wednesday afternoon. An early-August heat wave is affecting much of the state, and it’s not clear when we can expect monsoons. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)
The New Mexico Health Department is warning New Mexicans to monitor their health and stay hydrated amid a somewhat unusual early-August heat wave, especially as forecasters warn that no monsoons are in sight in the coming weeks.
Chelsea Langer, who leads the state health department’s Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau, told Source New Mexico on Wednesday that high temperatures across the state will prompt the department to release a public service announcement Thursday telling New Mexicans what to look out for in terms of heat-related illnesses, and where to find shelter…