The National Weather Service (NWS) has introduced an expanded HeatRisk tool to help people understand the impact of heat on individuals and communities. Forecasts suggest a potentially record-breaking hot summer for much of the Lower 48 states due to a switch from El Niño to La Niña. The tool aims to address the threat of extreme heat, which claims more American lives annually than tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods combined. Various organizations and climatologists are predicting above-average temperatures and increased heat risk, urging preparedness and preventive measures against heat-related illnesses.
The latest outlooks, plus recent research, suggest an unusually hot June through August. https://t.co/TlVasPtf5p https://t.co/WeEnWB4FaO
Japan's Meteorological Agency has released its weather forecast for May through July. It expects temperatures will likely be higher than average nationwide. Officials are warning people to take measures to prevent heatstroke. https://t.co/2t5eAMWOyz
UC Berkeley climatologists predict that a combination of global warming and El Niño could lead to extreme humid heat stress in the tropics this summer. https://t.co/sxaNV0jrlC
Utah could be in for another hot summer, according to a new long-range outlook. https://t.co/KTFgL1ESJ5
Summer is coming. After last year’s record-breaking heat, forecasts show that above-average summer temperatures are likely to return to most of the U.S. A new online tool will map and rate the risk to health posed by heat using a five-level color scale. https://t.co/l4SshtByXX
Early clues show the likelihood for a significantly hotter than average summer across much of the U.S., though @NOAA is explicitly not predicting the hottest summer on record (yet) https://t.co/gwDYfwo8VU
Brace yourself for a likely hotter-than-usual summer. https://t.co/d0Vl1B8SQB
WaPo @capitalweather predicts a possibly record hot summer in the US... because of the switch from El Niño to La Niña -- not emissions. https://t.co/5bIMFLaNXH https://t.co/PlNzlWNsRI
Have you ever heard the heat index is "made up," or that extreme heat is no big deal? They're dead wrong. Heat kills more Americans every year than tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods combined. The NWS's new HeatRisk forecast seeks to curb that threat. https://t.co/nD1SVaPBrF
Check it out! 👇 #HeatRisk https://t.co/jYD8YB6g9z
The probable switch from El Niño to La Niña increases the risk of a hot summer and possibly the hottest on record. https://t.co/KltqTYLAgs
Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer @theAGU https://t.co/4jhYt8wNSP
With the HeatRisk tool in your toolbox, you can really dive deep into what is meant by heat vulnerability. Check out @ClarkCountyNV and @RTCSNV's amazing work on Extreme Heat Vulnerability! https://t.co/ew0mvSBtWQ https://t.co/XSIJeNbs7Q
"@NOAA expands availability of new heat forecast tool ahead of summer" 👇 https://t.co/5jCQZWfvkk
In addition to @NWS Heat Risk, there's also a Community Resilience Estimate for Heat the @uscensusbureau maintains Here's counties that have at least minor impacts from heat this week, and folks with heat risk factors. 100+ million affected this weekend https://t.co/k68yZgiAcN https://t.co/dSBAB2yh35
The National Weather Service leans toward a hotter-than-normal summer for much of the Lower 48 states. It has a real chance to be the hottest summer on record. We break down why so potentially hot and the implications... ⬇️ https://t.co/OryTdmmfQd
We're excited to announce the newly-expanded NWS HeatRisk! HeatRisk can help people understand what heat will mean for them, their families, and their community. Visit the interactive HeatRisk viewer: https://t.co/ApZMSCVwta You can provide feedback at https://t.co/mo4XNgDs0M https://t.co/T5EjvmoFLf