New York Times: Last year, New Yorks first documented heat-related death occurred on July 8, after three consecutive days with temperatures at 90 degrees or above. The victim was a 57-year-old man on Staten Island. The summer before, a record-breaking eight-day heat wave killed four people, three of them with health problems. Experts say these deaths can nearly always be averted by taking some simple precautions. Summer heat waves are becoming more frequent and increasingly intense. They put both young and old,...