Anyone else feel it is a little strange that it is still in the 80-90’s and its almost the middle of October? You can’t say for sure “global warming” is to blame, but we do know that the earth is getting hotter because of global warming and that if this is the kind of thing we have to look forward to, its not a pretty picture. Case in point. The Chicago Marathon was cut short for the first time ever because of heat and humidity. The real tragedy is that one man died from the heat, and several others were hospitalized.
A Michigan police officer died and dozens of others needed medical care while running the Chicago Marathon as record heat and smothering humidity forced race organizers to shut down the course midway through the event.
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At least 49 people were taken to hospitals, while another 250 were treated onsite, many for heat-related ailments. Chicago Fire Department officials said they used 30 ambulances from area suburbs. Three people were in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital late Sunday, according to spokeswoman Jennifer Monasteri.
Also on Sunday, an unidentified runner died during the Army Ten-Miler race in Arlington, Va., near the finish line at the Pentagon. The runner collapsed about about 200 yards from the finish line. Medics responded immediately and took the runner to George Washington University Hospital. The cause of death was not known.
About 10,000 of the 45,000 registered runners never even showed up for the 30th annual Chicago race, while another 10,934 started but didn’t finish, officials said.
The high heat index prompted organizers to stop the race at 11:30 a.m., about 3 1/2 hours into the run. Runners who hadn’t reached the halfway point were diverted to the start and finish area, while those on the second half of the course were advised to drop out, walk or board cooling buses, Platt said.(via)
When people think of global warming and the bad stuff it is going to do to us, we forget that it will effect every aspects of our lives. It makes me wonder how many other things I have not thought of that will have to change if the world continues to warm up.