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Displaying 11 of about 11 results… Year after year, record-breaking air temperatures and heat waves are reported nationwide. In 2023, Death Valley, … June—and in July, Southwest states experienced prolonged heat waves where temperatures did not drop below 90°F . This … weather-related cause of death in the United States is heat . To address this growing threat, the Environmental …
… Extreme heat is a silent killer, and it’s invisible. And that … that we do with floods and wildfires, but extreme heat is dangerous for our health,” she added. “It’s … Proactive measures to protect people well before a heat wave are important, Metz said, because illness and death from …
… in their plans. Some residents weren’t aware what “heat stress” is and how it affects the body, and were excited … Torres that the soles of her feet didn’t burn from the heat after the cool pavements were laid down at the park. … in their plans. Some residents weren’t aware what “heat stress” is and how it affects the body, and were excited …
… In California, days that experienced both extreme heat and wildfire smoke at the same time have seen … [...] Both hazards are harmful to health on their own: Heat stress increases cardiac strain, and inhaling wildfire … [...] … In California, days that experienced both extreme heat and wildfire smoke at the same time have seen …
… people in the United States from the dangers of extreme heat . The resources, developed jointly by the National … Disease Control and Prevention, include new color-coded heat forecasts and a public dashboard showing local heat risks and air quality levels. New guidelines were also …
… estimate county-level variations in older populations’ heat exposure in the early (1995–2014) and mid (2050) 21st … numbers of U.S. older adults are at risk of intensifying heat exposure. Population aging and rising temperatures are … Florida, and parts of the rural Midwest. Increases in heat exposure by 2050 will be especially steep in …
… the Pacific Northwest was scorched under an unprecedented heat dome, shattering temperature records and igniting a wave of concern over climate extremes. As cities like … known for their mild summers, grappled with triple-digit heat, scientists delved into the whys and hows of this …
… named the hottest year on record , marked by scorching heat waves across the globe. With heat waves projected to increase in both frequency and … of 2023, Mexico experienced five heatwaves. The July heat wave proved exceptionally severe as it coincided with the …
… Hondula was named head of the first-in-the-nation urban heat office in Phoenix. Yale Climate Connections recently … Connections: You’re the director of Phoenix’s Office of Heat Response and Mitigation. What does that office do? David Hondula: Heat hasn’t fit in well to all sorts of government …
… Meteorological and Hydrological Service also issued heat red-alerts, in line with the Early Warnings for All … effect of the current El Niño episode will intensify the heat even more during 2024. This will cause more extreme … by a persistent heatwave from 21 to 31 January, with the heat continuing into February and widespread top-level red …
… decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new … completed a study of how well vegetation survived extreme heat events in both urban and rural communities across the … mitigation, including ways to reduce the effect of urban heat islands. Vegetation such as trees provide a valuable …