Greeting everyone. It’s good to see you. Across the Northern Hemisphere, summer heat continues to take its toll around the globe. The health hazards for all of us enduring this heat can’t be underestimated. This week, I will continue with heat safety infographics for you. Heat is, on a global scale, the leading weather related killer not related to thunderstorms or tropical cyclones. We’ll also take a look at the latest update of the US Drought Monitor, so let’s get started.
- Twitter, the once helpful social media platform that helped disseminate weather information from the National Weather Service and broadcast meteorologists to the public, is no more.
- Can earthquakes be predicted? Maybe so, but there are some challenges to work out.
- Dealing with mosquitoes annually is bad enough, Now, thanks to climate change, they are becoming a nuisance and health threat in areas that have never dealt with them before.
- This is an excellent read differentiating weather from climate. “Unraveling The Heat Wave: Separating Weather From Climate Change.”
- ICYMI: The daytime isn’t the only time when heat is dangerous. Nighttime heat can have substantial effects.
- Here’s a look back at June 2023 from NOAA. Across the globe, ocean temperatures hit record highs in April, May, and June.
- As for this month (July 2023), the stage is set for it to become the hottest month on record according to this report from the World Meteorological Organization.
- Here is this weeks update on the USA Drought Monitor. Conditions east of the Mississippi river have improved a great deal. Extreme and exceptional conditions persist in some portions of the plains states.
HEAT SAFETY
- As heat waves have been in the headlines around the northern hemisphere, the human toll can’t be ignored. Heat is a highly underrated killer that is responsible for more fatalities in the USA every year than tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, winter cold, and lightning. I will also continue to share an essential read on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and related hazards in an excellent 20 page PDF file from the National Weather Service…”Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Lightning. Nature’s Most Violent Storms.”
This important infographic focuses on winter weather and social media. However, it also applies to ANY weather conditions that occur years round regardless of where you live. Remember that your NOAA weather radio, local NWS Office, and the broadcast meteorologists of your choice are always the best choices for all types of weather…from clement to life threatening situations. With Twitter in disarray and automated posts now a thing of the past, warnings from your local National Weather Service office won’t be in your timeline. Now more than ever, you need a good quality NOAA weather radio.
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