🔥 Central Ohio braces for scorching temperatures reaching 97 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch from Sunday through Tuesday, with daily highs in the 90s beginning Saturday. Meteorologist Matthew Campbell warns these hot, humid conditions can be dangerous and urges people to stay indoors with air conditioning when possible. Health experts recommend drinking water, wearing loose-fitting clothes, and watching for signs of heat exhaustion like heavy sweating, nausea, and dizziness. Relief may come after Tuesday with potential showers and thunderstorms lowering temperatures.
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🇮🇷 Iranian professor in Columbus desperately tries to contact family in Tehran. Farnaz Maleky, who teaches at Ohio State University, has been unable to reach relatives since Tuesday amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Despite her efforts to connect with local Iranian community groups for support, she reports receiving no responses to her outreach. Maleky expressed frustration that her American tax dollars might fund strikes against her homeland, while revealing her family refused to evacuate Tehran saying, "this is our country." She hopes for peace, renewed nuclear negotiations, and that central Ohio Iranians can organize to urge the U.S. to stay out of the conflict.
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🌿 Ohio EPA injects $336,000 into environmental education across the state. The funds will support 18 different organizations working on projects ranging from water quality improvement to air pollution training. The Water Management Association of Ohio received the largest grant at $50,000 for creating educational videos about stormwater regulations, while the Cleveland Museum of Natural History was awarded nearly as much for ecological restoration activities. Other recipients include universities, schools, and community organizations that will develop hands-on programs like augmented reality sandboxes, catfish breeding labs, and native habitat creation to engage citizens in environmental stewardship.
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