11th Jul, 2007

High temperatures touch on different aspects of our lives

By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER, The Virginian-PilotIt’s supposed to be 94 degrees today. It will feel more like 101.

People will sweat; fans will whir; electricity meters will spin.

You know that. But did you know cows produce less milk when it’s hot? Or that crime increases with the temperature up to a point, and then people run rather than fight? Here are seven ways life is different in the heat.

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