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A new UCLA mapping tool alerts Los Angeles County residents of extreme-heat danger in their neighborhoods.
Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage ...
In an alarming testament to the escalating climate crisis, a staggering 2,325 Americans succumbed to extreme heat last year, marking the highest annual toll on record, according to the American ...
Heat stroke is an acute temperature elevation caused by exposure to excessive heat, or combination of heat and humidity, that overwhelms the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body. The latter is a relatively rare side effect of many drugs, particularly those that affect the central nervous system .
Extreme heat can be dangerous for anyone, of any age. For many people living in those areas, relentlessly high temperatures can be especially dire.
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.
Federal officials on Monday unveiled a set of tools aimed at helping protect people in the United States from the dangers of extreme heat.. The resources, developed jointly by the National Oceanic ...
The monetary risks of extreme heat are harder to calculate than the risks of other natural disasters like hurricanes, but it is clear that heat poses risks to human productivity and safety — and ...