what? She left them in Scottsdale, Arizona! NOON when its hottest. In a car. Her kids are lucky to be alive. She belongs in jail.
Car interior becomes an oven
Duration: 10 minutes
You may be surprised to find out how high temperatures can soar within the interior of a car during a hot, sunny day. With each slide of this slideshow, the temperature remains constant at 90 degrees but we increase the length of time.
However, it is important to note that the outside temperature does not have to be hot in order for a car to become an oven-like death trap. Even temperatures considered mild can lead to death during an extended period of time.
20 minutes
Kids and hot cars safety tips
- Simply, just don't leave kids in the car
- Always lock your car and secure the keys so that your kids can't get to them
- Warn your kids about playing in the car by themselves without adult supervision
- Install a trunk release mechanism, so that they can't get trapped in the trunk
- Get your kids out of the car first, and then worry about getting the groceries, etc., out of the car when you get home
- Make sure that child car providers and day care workers have a plan to make sure that kids aren't left in the day care providers car or van
Car interior becomes an oven
30 minutes
A car can become a death trap even on a mild sunny day. It can raise the car's inside temperature to well above 120 degrees. Never, ever leave your pet inside the car. If your pet can't come with you when you get out of the car, leave him at home.
Car interior becomes an oven
One hour
One hour in the car and the interior of the car is now at 133 degrees Fahrenheit. That is 43 degrees greater than the outside temperature.
Extreme heat:
Risk of Heat Cramps, Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke
Car interior becomes an oven
90 minutes
Since 1998 at least 464 infants and children have died in hot vehicles in the United States.
Source: Jan Null, adjunct professor of meteorology at San Francisco State University
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