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… catastrophe, countries in western Europe experienced a heat wave that resulted in 27,000 dead: 15,000 deaths in France, … critical public health measures that can save life in a heat emergency are early warning systems, the immediate …
Heat wave warning systems are often used in countries with frequent heat waves to warn the public and prevent heat-related … “heat” and Google search data that included weather (heat wave, hot weather), medical (heat exhaustion, heat stroke), …
… 800,000 residents would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended power failure. … risk. If a multiday blackout in Phoenix coincided with a heat wave, nearly half the population would require emergency …
… of climate change. [...]  One day in the future, a massive wave of high-pressure air will park over Phoenix. As the sun … scorching summer, the pressure will hold the accumulated heat in place and the triple-digit temperatures will tick up … will drop only to 100. [...] But as the climate changes, heat waves will get worse. Not only is Phoenix one of the …
… provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this … provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this …
… census tracts most vulnerable and most exposed to extreme heat Four Twenty Seven, a California-based climate risk … firm, today announced a new online tool, the California Heat Assessment Tool (CHAT), that projects health impacts of … Seven found that an event equivalent to the 2006 heat wave has a 50 percent chance of occurring two to three times …
… accuracy of temperature forecasts , particularly during heat waves like large parts of the U.S. have been … that went the other way and overestimated the summer heat or winter cold had little impact. That doesn’t mean … accuracy of temperature forecasts , particularly during heat waves like large parts of the U.S. have been …
… at Penn State University, who discussed  why humid heat can be dangerous to human health  and, in some cases, life-threatening; how heat stresses the body, particularly the cardiovascular … susceptible. W. Larry Kenney discusses the dangers of high heat and humidity. Below are some highlights from the …
… This study investigates whether heat-related mortality is decreasing over time, in the … finds that the population has become more resilient to heat over time. Yet even with this increased resilience, substantial risks of heat-related mortality remain. Based on 2005 estimates, an …
… By Christopher Joyce [...] In the U.S., in fact, heat-related illness appears to be declining. [...] The … is driving it,  Jeremy Hess,  a medical doctor and heat-illness researcher at the University of Washington, says … in the population. He found that emergency room visits for heat-related illness were relatively high in rural areas, …
… This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill … local jurisdictions to advance the understanding of how heat waves are changing at a local level in California, US. … in California. … This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill …
… [...] "Rapid rises in heat gain due to exposure to hotter than average conditions … and can result in a cascade of illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke , and hyperthermia," the World …
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… for what’s to come By Jeff Goodell [...] Extreme heat is already transforming our world in subtle and … the autobahn because of fears the road would buckle from heat. The U.S. military has already incurred as much as $1 … old, or homeless, you’re more likely to die during a heat wave. Recent immigrants, both legal and undocumented, are …
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… 153 billion hours of work were lost due to extreme heat. In a changing climate, heatwaves are expected to become … million full-time jobs. Similarly, economic losses due to heat stress at work are projected to increase to US$2.4 trillion in 2030, with the impact of heat stress being most pronounced in lower–middle- and …
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… residents of the desert Southwest brace for extreme heat. But this year, heat waves have impacted areas from Seattle to Slovenia that … all over Europe have been sweating over “Lucifer,” a heat wave that caused at least two deaths and stoked forest fires. …

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