It’s not only people in Arizona’s desert regions who are being challenged to cope with an extended extreme heat advisory. The warning is being shared this summer with tens of millions of people in locations across the U.S. High temperatures are impacting the structural stability of asphalt roads, affecting the operations of public transit systems and otherwise forcing people to restrict normal activities due to threats posed by debilitating heat. Mikhail Chester, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools, and director of the Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering, offers advice on ways to keep cool in the extreme conditions. See related reports in Axios and broadcast on North Country Public Radio and WRVO NPR News for Central New York.

See also: Understanding the impact of extreme heat on transportation infrastructure, NPR, June 26