Heat wave: We either change our habits or perish

Tourists cool down in a swimming pool at the Coast. This as a heat wave hit the country. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

NAIROBI: The last few weeks have witnessed abnormal heat waves, which some people attribute to the spring equinox, or the period when the sun stands directly above the equator, a phenomenon that happens twice a year.

On social media, some said we should not venture outdoors during certain periods of the day.