The soupy, smothering extreme heat that has scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer takes a hard toll on our bodies. It can make you feel nauseous, woozy and dehydrated. It can have pernicious health effects on multiple organs. But there’s another, less well-known, impact of extreme heat: It makes you age faster.

A punishing heat wave will bring hot temperatures to eastern US and linger for several days, underscoring how climate change heats things up.

Widespread showers and storms are likely to develop between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., moving west to east. Tropical downpours with several inches of rain are possible under any thunderstorms, leading to localized flash flooding. There is also a lower-end severe weather threat with any storm, including damaging winds and large hail.

Aside from an isolated shower or storm mainly South of I-88, most in the Stateline should stay dry this evening. Temperatures will gradually fall to the low 70s, meeting the dew point under a calm wind.

A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., according to experts.

The heat, combined with the high moisture content, is causing the heat index values to reach up to 107 degrees on Saturday afternoon.

Sunday’s card was rescheduled to Friday and an additional race day was set for Friday, Aug. 8 at the Henderson, Ky. track

Sauna-like conditions on Friday are threatening to break records in major Northeast cities during summer’s hottest month after dangerous heat peaked Thursday in the central United States.

"Preventing heatstroke in dogs requires several proactive measures," Dr. Rebecca Tremble, a veterinarian, told Newsweek.

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