Goa is in the grip of an unusually hot summer this year, and, ideally, it would be the best possible scenario to prevent cases of heat strokes. Here are a few tips on how to cope up with the unusually hot summer and thus prevent dehydration and heat strokes. Since hot weather leads to dehydration due to excessive perspiration, it would be prudent that those who walk in the hot afternoon sun should carry at least water to re-hydrate, water with a pinch of salt to replace the sodium chloride that you lose through perspiration, water with glucose for those who need the extra energy in the heat and also water with electral dissolved in it to replace the salts lost due to perspiration. Elderly people should avoid going out in the hot sun an hour before and after noon. It would also be advisable to wear a cap or a hat to prevent heat from affecting you, especially at noon. For most people during this summer heat, it would be advisable to go for a shower in the afternoon. Also as far as possible walk underneath the trees especially in the morning, afternoon and early evening. It would be the best possible scenario in Goa if no case of heatstroke is reported as a consequence of people preventing excessive dehydration during this unusually hot summer where temperatures could hit 37 to 38 degrees Centigrade.
