Namibian: WITH the heat wave Namibia is currently experiencing, people should be careful to avoid heat stroke or sunstroke – a potentially fatal condition which occurs when the body heats up faster than it can cool down. It is usually caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Sweating is one of the body’s most important methods of temperature regulation. Evaporation of the sweat cools the body. When the body becomes dehydrated, the production of sweat stops and the …