The heat nowadays is debilitating; the word that comes to mind is not just 'init,' but 'banas,' which, like the heat index, also factors in humidity. For most, the heat is just an inconvenience—one that causes sweat and discomfort; one that drives people to escape to the refuge of air-conditioned malls. But for some, it can be a health threat; in one city alone—Cabuyao, Laguna—83 students were supposed to have been hospitalized last March 23 due to heat exhaustion during fire and earthquake drills.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162723/more-trees-antidote-to-our-heat-problem

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