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Cars, Hot Weather and Your Greyhound

Bonnie Jeffers, GreySave volunteer

The following information, taken from studies on heat in cars, could save your
Greyhound’s life. As the thermometer climbs, it becomes even more critical that you understand and act on this info.

The temperature inside a car will rise
approximately 19 degrees in 10 minutes.

A recent study showed that when the outside temperature was 80 degrees, the
inside temperature could reach 99 degrees in 10 minutes. Opening windows
had little effect.

Davis Instruments in Hayward, California, found even more drastic temperature rises and posted the following report by Jan Null, a retired National Weather Service meteorologist, an adjunct professor of Meteorology at San Francisco State University's Department of Geosciences, and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services:

“Finding: On a day when the outside temperature was 73° Fahrenheit, it took only 20 minutes for the temperature sensor inside the car to reach a lethal level of 107° Fahrenheit.

“Finding: On a day when the outside temperature was 86° Fahrenheit, it took only five minutes for the temperature sensor inside the car … to reach 132° Fahrenheit.

“Finding: On a day when the outside temperature was 86° Fahrenheit, it took only 10 minutes for the temperature sensor inside the vehicle in the shade to reach a lethal level of 109° Fahrenheit.”

Another study, this one from the Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University, found that shortwave radiation further adds heat to the inside of a vehicle by warming objects it strikes. For example, a dark dashboard can reach 180 degrees in a matter of minutes. These objects heat the adjacent air by conduction and convection and also give off longwave radiation which is very efficient at warming the air trapped inside a vehicle.

Dogs are designed to conserve heat. Their sweat glands, found on their noses and the pads of their feet, are inadequate for cooling during hot days. Panting and drinking water helps cool them, but if they only have overheated air to breathe dogs can suffer brain and organ damage after just 15 minutes. Young dogs, seniors, or pets with weight, respiratory, cardiovascular, or other health problems are especially susceptible to heat-related stress.

How often have you dashed into a store to “pick up just one or two items,” and been delayed by seeing someone you knew or encountering a slow sales clerk. On these warm days, don’t leave your Greyhound in the car--even for a minute.