How Can We Keep Older People Safe In The Heat?  Michele Norris
speaks with Kim Kristensen, a nurse at Independent Living in
Madison, Wis., about looking after the elderly in the heat. In
the Midwest, a "heat dome" has settled over the area. It started
three days ago and is slowly moving eastward.      And I'm
Michele Norris.  Temperatures in the high 90s with humidity that
makes it feel even hotter: It's a normal forecast for mid-July
in much of the country. What's not normal is just how long it's
lasted in the Midwest. Something called a heat dome has settled
over the area. It started three days ago, and it's slowly moving
eastward. In some places, it's so hot that asphalt has been
buckling and some fire alarms have been triggered.  Kim
Kristensen works in Madison, Wisconsin. She's been checking in
with one group of people particularly at risk during this heat
wave, the elderly. She's a nurse at a nonprofit organization
called Independent Living in Madison, and she joins us now from
Wisconsin Public Radio.