What is the heat index, and how does it vary from air temperature?
It is important to listen to your body and know when to take a break from the outdoors in high heat index values. The table ...
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Practicing wildfire safety, remembering 3 S's in extreme heat
Florida has experienced both ends of the temperature spectrum. The state’s coldest recorded temperature was -2 degrees ...
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Where dangerous heat is surging
By 2050, over 5 billion people — probably more than half the planet’s population — will be exposed to at least a month of health-threatening extreme heat when outdoors in the sun ...
Study finds teens, young adults more likely to visit ER for heat-related illness
A new look at data from Minnesota and Wisconsin found that teens and adults 15- to 34-years-old in both states are the most likely to visit the emergency department for heat-related illness. The ...
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Hot Topics: What’s behind Hong Kong’s new warning system to reduce risk of heatstroke among outdoor workers?
Context: New three-tier guide to protect outdoor workers from heatstroke Guidelines are based on heat index calculated using relative humidity, intensity of sunlight and temperature Labour and ...
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All work and no play as scorching heat takes toll on kids’ activities
On days when the heat index or temperature exceeds the criteria, public nursery schools and other facilities cancel outdoor and pool activities as a matter of principle. More than 40 percent of ...