For older adults and outdoor workers, it can be deadly. As an editor on the Well desk at The Times, I work on stories about health issues like extreme heat every day. For many health issues we report on, my thinking is: Well, that’s terrible. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay alert to the signs of heat illness. It’s called heat acclimatization, and The Times published a story about it this morning.

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