A heat-related illness occurs when our bodies can no longer transfer enough heat to keep us cool.

Other things that may increase your risk of a heat-related illness include:

Warming is likely to worsen conditions for air quality and increase the risk of heat-related illnesses.

The Newark police said they knew of no major heat-related illnesses during the blackout.

Both can put you at risk for heat-related illness.

Heatstroke or other heat-related illnesses from too much sun exposure.

It is very likely that heat-related illnesses and deaths will increase over coming decades.

Although anyone at any time can suffer from heat-related illness, some people are at greater risk than others.

Anyone left inside is at risk for serious heat-related illnesses or even death.

Everyone has an increased risk for a heat-related illness during a heat wave.