NWS makes changes to how heat alerts are relayed to the public
The National Weather Service's Hazard Simplification Project aims to make weather alerts less confusing and more ...
Why you’ll no longer see ‘excessive heat warnings’ in the forecast
It may be hard to think about sweltering temperatures in early March but excessive heat watches and warnings are getting a ...
National Weather Service using new heat watch, warning terms. Here's what Florida should know
On March 4, the National Weather Service officially changed its messaging when it comes to heat watches and warnings. What ...
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Citizen Scientists Are Hitting the Streets of the Country’s Fastest-Warming Cities to Collect Detailed Temperature Data
The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler ...
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FOX 44 Attends Limestone County NWS Skywarn Meeting
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The National Weather Service (NWS) held a class in the Limestone County Courtroom Wednesday evening, talking about the dangers and developments of severe weather. In addition, ...
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Heat waves speed up aging in older adults
The researchers classified heat days according to the National Weather Service heat index scale, which accounts for both temperature and humidity: “caution” level (80°F-90°F), “extreme caution” ...
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Worrying map shows areas where you'll age the fastest due to bizarre weather
Having a biological age greater than one’s chronological age is associated with higher risk for disease and death, according to study senior author Professor Jennifer Ailshire, of the University of So ...
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Retiring to Florida? Extreme heat can age you faster, new study finds
Researchers found that extreme heat can accelerate biological aging in elderly people. Florida is a popular destination to retire, but summer temperatures there are routinely in the 90s.
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Gusty wind elevates wildfire risk across southern Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Some gusty wind will combine with low humidity to bring elevated wildfire risk to southern Arizona over the next several days. Thursday, gusty east-southeast wind will ...
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Climate Heat Map of Australia
Extreme heat threatens every neighbourhood and electorate in the country. The good news is that we can significantly reduce harm if political decision-makers take the necessary action to slash climate ...
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Study: Extreme heat may speed up aging in older adults
Number of Heat Days at Extreme Caution+ (≥90°F) across the U.S. Heat is measured using the Heat Index. Data represent the yearly average from 2010 to 2016. A new USC Leonard Davis School of ...
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Greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in seniors
They then compared participants' changes in biological age to their location's heat index history and number of heat days reported by the National Weather Service from 2010 to 2016.