Tag: Temperature Extremes
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Hot new dataset focuses on human health
Heat stress is a leading cause of weather-related deaths and can be especially dangerous in cities where phenomena like urban heat islands drive temperatures higher than surrounding rural areas. Now a new dataset developed by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) aims to provide city governments and health officials with information that could minimize heat impacts on residents.
- Weather
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1930s Dust Bowl affected extreme heat around Northern Hemisphere
Scientists find link between the extreme heat of the Great Plains in the 1930s and soaring temperatures far beyond the United States.
- Climate,
- Weather