Blazing temps threaten both people and animals as heat wave rolls through Georgia

With funding from Cobb County, MUST Ministries operates a cooling center off of Bells Ferry Rd at the Hope House on days when temperatures rise above 90 degrees. Amber Roldan/Georgia Recorder

While the Peach State is no stranger to high temperatures, this week was hotter than most. A National Weather Service heat advisory warned of high temperatures and humidity across the state.

“We basically have an area of high pressure over our area that is allowing these temperatures to be in place,” NWS Peachtree City meteorologist Carmen Hernandez said. “With high temperatures in the upper 90s, along with increased dew points, we are seeing heat indices in the 105 to 109 range.”…

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