According to the CDC, there were over 16,000 people who died in America from excessive cold weather from the years 1999-2011. Many people are constantly becoming physically ill and are even losing their lives because they are facing extreme cold weather. You never truly know when you are going to face extreme cold weather, therefore being proactive and making sure that you are prepared will keep you from getting hypothermia. Hypothermia is a serious medical condition that is cause by prolonged exposure to extremely cold weather. The outcome of facing hypothermia could even cause you to lose your life if you are not being careful. You also must make sure that you are watching over those in your home who are sensitive to this medical condition and are more prone to developing symptoms, such as younger children and or the elderly. You always want to make sure that your heating systems are in good working order to prevent development of serious medical conditions related to cold weather.

According to the Washington Post, research has demonstrated that cold weather is responsible for killing more people than hot weather. In addition, the rate of people losing their lives have been shown to be higher in low income communities than those communities that appear to be wealthy. This may be because these poor communities don’t have the proper heating equipment and suffer from extreme cold temperatures within the home. By not having a heating system, you are putting yourself as well as many …