July 1995 heat wave.

By:

United States. National Weather Service

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Natural disaster survey reportPublication details: Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, [1995]Description: xvii, 52, 1 p. : ill. (some), maps (some) ; 28 cmDDC classification:

616.989 21

Subject: Extreme heat may be one of the more underrated and less understood deadly weather phenomenon. Unlike violent weather that causes physical destruction and clearly identifiable victims, extreme heat produces risks that are less apparent, especially at its outset. In a normal year, about 175 Americans die from summer heat; however, in 1995, more than 1,000 people died. This disaster survey investigates all aspects of the forecast of and response to the summer of extreme heat. It includes an executive summary that presents 49 findings, along with corresponding recommendations, as well as more detailed information on the weather system that produced the heat wave; the health impacts, particularly the heat-related deaths that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the provision of weather forecasts and other products; communications, emergency preparedness, and community response; and case studies in heat wave preparedness

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F616.989 JUL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005747433

"December 1995"

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-52).

Extreme heat may be one of the more underrated and less understood deadly weather phenomenon. Unlike violent weather that causes physical destruction and clearly identifiable victims, extreme heat produces risks that are less apparent, especially at its outset. In a normal year, about 175 Americans die from summer heat; however, in 1995, more than 1,000 people died. This disaster survey investigates all aspects of the forecast of and response to the summer of extreme heat. It includes an executive summary that presents 49 findings, along with corresponding recommendations, as well as more detailed information on the weather system that produced the heat wave; the health impacts, particularly the heat-related deaths that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the provision of weather forecasts and other products; communications, emergency preparedness, and community response; and case studies in heat wave preparedness

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