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An explosion on the BP operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed eleven crew members on April 20, 2010, sparking the greatest environmental disaster in United States history. In combination with the Texas City Refinery Explosion and the Prudohoe Bay Oil Spill, this marks the third serious incident involving BP in the United States in the last five years. Current estimates put the amount of oil being discharged from the broken well at above 1,050,000 US gallons per day! There are over 400 different species of animals living in the area affected by the spill. 330 sea turtles and 39 dolphins have been found dead within the spill area (NOAA). BP is operating oil skimmers and other cleanup tools to try to remove oil from the water and Louisiana is building oil containment berms to halt the spread of oil. Experts are uncertain what effect, if any, these efforts will have.
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Heat Stress Adviser is a program designed to enable the user to estimate Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, the powerful heat stress index employed by the military and by industry, without purchasing expensive instruments.
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Recently I ran a half-marathon in hot weather. It was about 80°F with 50 percent humidity and the race had no shade and few water stops. Around mile 10 I began getting disoriented and threw up. For some reason I decided to keep going but when I finished I wasn't walking straight and eventually collapsed. Next thing I remember I was being put in an ambulance with an IV and taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion with a temperature of 102°. Now I feel tired and lethargic, almost as if I am getting sick. Should I continue training for the San Francisco Marathon on July 25th? Does heat exhaustion have lasting effects? How long does it take to recover? At 20 miles a week, am I running too much?
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