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Summer 2023 saw record-breaking heat, and, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 90% of the 120,000 heat-related emergency room visits in the United States last year took ...
Heat waves like the one the U.S. is experiencing this week can dramatically increase death rates and drive up hospital visits and heat illness cases. Heat is also unhealthy. Heat and humidity's ...
An excessive heat warning is a notice issued by the National Weather Service of the United States within 12 hours of the heat index reaching one of two criteria levels. In most areas, a warning will be issued if there is a heat index of at least 105 °F (41 °C) for more than three hours per day for two consecutive days, or if the heat index is greater than 115 °F (46 °C) for any period of time.
The European Union's Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization reported in April 2024 that Europe was Earth's most rapidly warming continent, with temperatures rising at a rate twice as high as the global average rate, and that Europe's 5-year average temperatures were 2.3 °C higher relative to pre-industrial temperatures compared to 1.3 °C for the rest of the world.
With extreme hot and humid weather, the chance for heat-related illness increases. Heat-related illnesses include such things as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
An excessive heat watch is a notice issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when the high temperatures reach anywhere within the range of 95 °F (35 °C) and 100 °F (38 °C) in the continental US.
Extreme danger: When the heat index is 125 degrees or higher, heat stroke is likely. Heat Index calculator Here's a chart to help you find out what the heat index is.
In a heat wave beginning on 8 July, the United Kingdom saw its first ever red extreme heat warning, with a national emergency declared on 15 July. [19] An unconfirmed report from the Met Office on 19 July indicated a new record temperature for the United Kingdom, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F). This is the first time the temperature exceeded 40 °C (104 ...