Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Did you know that extreme heat events (EHEs), or “heat waves,” kill more people in the United States than hurricanes, earthquakes, lightening, and floods combined?
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Minnesotans are being encouraged to drink lots of fluids and stay in air-conditioned buildings to escape heat that will have thermometers registering temperatures in the mid to upper-90s in the Twin Cities and across much of southern and southwestern Minnesota. That combined with high humidity levels will make it feel like it’s 100 degrees or warmer, the National Weather Service said.
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On May 26, 2016 at 2pm EDT, the National Security Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy held a webinar focused on building community preparedness to extreme heat – which populations are most vulnerable, and what information, tools, and other resources are available to manage heat risk – many of which will be featured on the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) upon its launch on May 22nd.
White House Webinar: Building Community Preparedness to Extreme Heat Read More »
Punishing heat may spare the eastern United States through the middle of summer if a new method for predicting hot weather weeks in advance has the right idea.
Cutting-edge research suggests below normal risk of ‘hot days’ through mid-July Read More »
In 2005, the SDR identified a set of challenges that, when addressed, would reduce community vulnerability to disasters and thus create a more disaster-resilient Nation. These were set forth in the report, Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction, which formulated a ten-year strategy for disaster reduction through science and technology. The SDR subsequently developed a Heat Wave Implementation Plan released in 2008 that contained priority science and technology interagency strategic actions to improve the Nation’s capacity to mitigate, respond to, and recover from extreme heat events. An ad hoc SDR task force was spun up in 2016 to assess agency progress on addressing the 17 short-, medium-, and long-term strategic actions contained in the SDR Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction Heat Wave Implementation Plan.
Most of the continental United States is facing elevated chances of well above average summer temperatures, according to the latest outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
NOAA 2016 summer outlook: Where are the highest chances for a hot summer in the U.S.? Read More »
April 2016 was the warmest April on record for the globe, making it the 12th consecutive month that earth has recorded its warmest respective month on record. NOAA’s global State of the Climate report released Wednesday found April’s temperature over the Earth’s surface was 1.10 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average. This crushed the previous warmest April set in 2010 by 0.28 degrees Celsius.
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India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country, while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves. Temperatures in parts of the western region breached 50 Celsius (122°F) last week, causing a spike in cases of people suffering dehydration and heatstroke, and triggering widespread power cuts as surging demand overwhelmed supply grids.
No relief from soaring temperature: IMD predicts another bout of extreme heat wave Read More »
Michelle Hawkins of NOAA’s National Weather Service shares tips for staying safe in extreme heat with The Weather Channel as the FEMA PrepareAthon’s Extreme Heat Week begins. She discusses heat watches, warning, and advisories as well as tips for protecting vulnerable populations (including National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Where’s Baby campaign) and signs and symptoms of heat stress. For more information on extreme heat and tools and trainings to reduce risk, visit the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) at http://climate.gov/nihhis.
Birmingham is set to enjoy an early summer heatwave with temperatures rocketing to a sweltering 90F (33C). Extreme ‘heat surges’ will push up from the Africa and the Mediterranean at the end of this month and in early June, bringing long spells of unbroken sunshine and sizzling Saharan heat.
Birmingham to sizzle in blistering 90F record heatwave Read More »