It's #CitizenScienceMonth! Coming April 25: Every building you trace helps researchers, city planners, and local communities better understand where heat risk is highest — and where solutions are needed most. Join us for an afternoon of humanitarian mapping for Citizen Science Month! Open to all! What tools do you need? -Curiosity and enthusiasm -Stable Internet Connection -Laptop or Desktop Computer (Chromebooks are okay) -Working email address (to make an OpenStreetMap account). This event is ideal for high school age people and older. https://scistarter.org/citizen-science-map-a-thon

It's #CitizenScienceMonth! Coming April 25: Every building you trace helps researchers, city planners, and local communities better understand where #heatrisk is highest Join us for an afternoon of humanitarian mapping for Citizen Science Month! Open to all!

scistarter.org/citizen-scie...

😓 Overheating can lead to heat-related illness. Know the signs:

⚠️ Heavy sweating
⚠️ Dizziness
⚠️ Nausea

⚠️ Vomiting
⚠️ Weakness or headache

🚨 Move to a cool place, drink water, seek help if needed.
📲 Check HeatRisk + Air Quality daily.

#HeatIllness #KnowTheSymptoms #HeatRisk #ExtremeHeat

Over 50 workers die annually from preventable heat-related incidents. With Zelus, get real-time WBGT and lightning alerts to protect your team. Safety is a responsibility, ensure compliance and prevent heat stress today. #HeatStress #WorkplaceSafety #EmployeeProtection #HeatRisk #SafetyFirst

Heat increases workplace injuries, affecting performance and focus. Prioritize hydration, breaks, and heat monitoring to reduce heat-related risks. Protect your team today. #HeatRisk #WorkplaceSafety #EmployeeHealth #HeatStressManagement #SafetyFirst

Heat stress impacts productivity and drives up costs through fatigue, errors, delays, and medical expenses. Protect your team and business with proactive heat stress management. #HeatRisk #BusinessRisk #WorkplaceSafety #ProductivityLoss #OperationalEfficiency

Heat exposure isn’t just about the forecast. It impacts safety, productivity, and compliance, especially in outdoor work. Without real-time WBGT monitoring, teams face hidden risks. Stay ahead with proactive heat-stress protection.

#WorkplaceSafety #HeatRisk #RiskManagement

When heat ramps up on the field, air temperature alone will not tell you when it is too dangerous to play. Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) offers a better view of heat risk. See how #DTNWeatherHub uses real-time WBGT to protect players: dtn.link/s3hj2t

#HeatRisk #PlayerSafety

Overheated and Understudied: A Scoping Review of Heat‐Related Health Impacts in the Arabian Peninsula A scoping review was conducted to assess extreme heat and health outcomes in the Arabian Peninsula (2010–2024) A limited number of studies were identified in the region (n = 12) Recommendations ...

🔥 A review found only 12 studies on heat-health impacts in the Arabian Peninsula.

📚 Huge gaps remain given the urgency of climate change and human physiological tolerance to temperature change.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Anais Teyton et al.

#GeoHealth #ArabianPeninsula #HeatRisk

🍎 Stakeholder Spotlight: Bologna – Urban Heat & Food Access

Bologna’s Living Lab maps how vulnerable groups access markets, guiding shade, cooling & transport solutions to cut #heatrisk and boost #foodsecurity, with #equity central to #adaptation 👉 schub.carmine-project.eu/llm/living-l...

5/ Launched ahead of #COP30 in #Brazil, this tool connects local action with global climate goals
#ClimateAction #Deforestation #HeatRisk #ForestProtection #COP30

Arizona dad who left his 2-year-old to die in hot car takes his own life on day of sentencing, official says An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to murder charges after leaving his 2-year-old daughter to die in a sweltering hot car for hours as temperatures climbed to 109 degrees Fahrenheit has killed himself,...

Shame he couldn’t have taken his kid out of the car instead.

#ChildSafety #HotCarDanger #Don’tLeaveKidsInCars #ParentingResponsibility #KeepKidsSafe #HeatRisk #Awareness #SpeakUp

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🔍 El estudio, realizado en 44 países y por más de 40 instituciones diferentes, está liderado desde España por Dominic Royé @drxeo.eu (MBG-CSIC) y Carmen Iñiguez (UV) y forma parte de la red global MMC con más de 70 científicos.

#cambioclimático #calornocturno #PublicHealth #ClimateCrisis #HeatRisk

The Mediterranean Basin is a global hotspot. Southern Europe & Western Asia show the highest mortality burden from hot nights. #Mediterranean #HeatRisk

Hurricane #Erin and the #RipCurrent risk along the Atlantic coastline this week. Heavy Rainfall and flood potential for the upper Midwest through Monday. #HeatRisk continues and expands from the Mississippi Valley through Monday then into the Southwest and Intermountain West later this week.

Temps on the rise this week! Some inland spots could see the low 100s. Know your risk with NWS #HeatRisk tool (wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/?wfo=…). A simple way to see potential risk. 💧 Drink plenty of water 🏠 Stay in a cool place ❤️ ... https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/1957135459814986062

#WeatherToday🌡️⛈️

🥵Heat builds in the Central High Plains, plus Extreme #HeatRisk for parts of Central #Florida!
⚡Scattered storms persist across the Eastern US & Deep South, with heavy #rain possible in the S. Appalachians

Stay aware! 🌐📲 theweather.com

Maps of Europe showing heat-related excess mortality projected annual average heat-related excess deaths per million population at a 1.5 °C, b 2.0 °C, c 3.0 °C, and (d) 4.0 °C.

🔥 Europe faces a deadly future as extreme heat and an aging population collide. A new study using WorldPop population data warns heat-related deaths could soar - especially among the elderly - unless urgent, bold adaptation measures are taken.

#ClimateCrisis […]

[Original post on mapstodon.space]

New Study Warns of Sharp Rise in Heat-Related Deaths Across Europe Due to Climate Change A new collaborative study co-authored by Principal Research Fellow Dr Shengjie Lai, has issued a stark warning about the growing threat of heat-related mortality in Europe, driven by intensifying clim...

🔥 Europe faces a deadly future as extreme heat & an aging population collide. New study using WorldPop population data warns heat-related deaths could soar - especially among the elderly - unless bold measures are taken. #ClimateCrisis #HeatRisk #PublicHealth #Europe
www.worldpop.org/blog/new-stu...

#US Forecast for Wednesday!🚨

🔥🥵Another day with extreme #HeatRisk expanding, with a scorching heat dome pushing temps into #Nebraska
☔ Central & Southeast brace for soaking #rains & strong to severe thunderstorms

@tmcgillweather.bsky.social has the forecast.⏬
www.theweather.com/news/forecas...

🔥🥵 The number of people facing Extreme #HeatRisk is set to spike dramatically by Thursday as a powerful #HeatDome expands from the Southwest!

🔴 Expect sweltering, dangerous and record-breaking temperatures.

@tmcgillweather.bsky.social has the latest forecast🔻
www.theweather.com/news/forecas...

NWS HeatRisk

Did you know that today more than 36 million Americans will be exposed to extreme heat? Many live in America’s Black Belt. Check out the heat risk in your area.
#HeatRisk #ADOSAF #ClimateJustice
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#HeatRisk takes into account a number of factors beyond just the high temperature on a given day. One of the other factors is the duration of the heat. For example: are temperatures overnight at levels that would inhibit our body's recovery going into the next day? 2/3

A large ridge of high pressure will lead to continued dangerous heat, most persistent and dangerous across the Southeast and Mid-South through midweek.
The #HeatRisk will be in the Major (Level 3 of 4) to Extreme (Level 4 of 4) categories for these areas. Check weather.gov for the latest. 1/3

( #NWS): A large ridge of high pressure will lead to continued DANGEROUS #HEAT, most persistent and DANGEROUS across the Southeast #USwx and Mid-South through midweek (July 25-30)

#HeatRisk will be in the MAJOR (Level 3 of 4) to EXTREME (Level 4 of 4) categories for these areas #wx #wxsky

🌡️⛈️Brace for extremes across the #US!

Over 100 million face Major to Extreme #HeatRisk as a brutal heat wave grips the Central & Eastern states
➡️Meanwhile, strong storms & flash flooding are expected in the Midwest

Tim McGill has the forecast.⏬
www.theweather.com/news/forecas...

From NWS:
#HeatRisk takes into account a number of factors beyond just the high temperature on a given day. One of the other factors is the duration of the heat. For example: are temperatures overnight at levels that would inhibit our body's recovery going into the next day?

Extreme Heat Threatens 2026 World Cup, Scientists Warn
#Sport #Health #Environment #Football #WorldCup2026 #FIFA #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #PlayerSafety #HeatRisk #SportsAndClimate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #SummerHeat #SustainableSports #Heatwave
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NWS HeatRisk

Did you know that today more than 36 million Americans will be exposed to extreme heat? Many live in America’s Black Belt. Check out the heat risk in your area.
#HeatRisk #ADOSAF #ClimateJustice
buff.ly/Pk8jerE

Deadly Heat, Severe Thunderstorms, and Flash Flooding Will Threaten Millions on Wednesday Severe weather and heat threaten 50 million in the central U.S. Flooding, storms, and extreme HeatRisk from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.

🔥Life-threatening heat, severe thunderstorms & flash flooding are hitting the central #US today
➡️60 million at risk of floods/storms, plus millions more facing dangerous #HeatRisk 🥵🪭

Tim McGill has the update.👇🏻
www.theweather.com/news/forecas...

( #NWS): DANGEROUS, prolonged #HEAT is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast #UnitedStates ( #USwx ) through the end of July.

Widespread MAJOR to locally EXTREME #HeatRISK is expected, especially over the Mid-Mississippi, Lower Ohio Valleys, and the Mid South #wx #wxsky