City of Houston - Health Dept. The key to good health during extreme heat is air-conditioning. Year in and year out, heat kills more Houstonians than hurricanes, tornados and ice storms combined.
Most healthy people can survive well in periods of high heat.
In southeast Texas, most of us live, drive and work in an air-conditioned environment. Most healthy people recognize the symptoms of heat illness and can take appropriate action to cool off. Some people, for a variety of reasons, will suffer serious physical illness, even death, because of the high heat and humidity of southeast Texas. People over the age of 55. Children under the age of 5.