The heat is on across Alabama and records are falling as unseasonably warm air blankets the region.
The National Weather Service says Montgomery broke a 43-year-old record by reaching 89 degrees. Birmingham topped in at 88 degrees on Tuesday, breaking the 4-year-old record by four degrees.
To the east, Anniston also set a new high temperature record at 84 degrees.
The weather service says temperatures are again predicted in the mid- to upper 80s across the region on Wednesday before a gradual cool-down begins.
High temperatures are supposed to be back in the 60s by the weekend in many areas.
Potential employers and employees will have a chance to meet in Huntsville tomorrow.
The annual career fair is hosted by the Alliance for Opportunity and Development at the Jaycee Building. It will begin at ten AM and last until two PM.
Garth Mathis is the President and Executive Director of the Alliance for Opportunity and Development. He says that job seekers should come prepared for meeting employers.
“So if they have a resume, that’s recommended that they bring several copies. They can go online to our website and kind of get a list of which companies are gonna be there so they can kind of strategize who they want to focus on meeting and talking with.”
The fair is focused on those without college degrees. They will be able to meet with the at least fifty employers in attendance along with a few schools and non-profit organizations. The job fair is expected to draw larger attendance than in previous years.
March is National Kidney Month, and health experts say Alabama has a problem with kidney disease.
The state Department of Public Health says Alabama has one of the highest rates of chronic kidney disease in the country at nearly one in eleven. The rate is much higher among Alabama residents who are black. One in six African-American adults has kidney disease and nearly one in three has a significant risk factor like diabetes or high blood pressure.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers is the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. He says his organization is working to make testing as convenient as possible.
“We’re partnering with a nursing sorority, Chi Eta Phi, to hold events called Kidney Sundays. The nurses are there to screen blood pressure and to provide information on testing and risk.”
Rodgers says testing is extremely important because people with early stages of kidney disease often exhibit no symptoms.