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extreme heat event

[ ik-streem heet i-vent ]

noun

Meteorology, Climatology.
  1. a heat event classified as being excessive enough to pose a serious threat to public health: : EHE

    Hospitals have been forced to pay particular attention to assessing extreme heat events and other climate-specific risks.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of extreme heat event1

First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences

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Some of the money will be spent to protect against wildfires, reduce air pollution and deal with extreme heat events.

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Declaring extreme heat events as major disasters could pose challenges for FEMA.

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For much of the U.S., extreme heat events have been increasing in frequency since the mid-1960s, and the number of high temperature records has been outpacing the number of low temperature records since the mid-1980s.

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For children seeking care at a California urban pediatric health center, extreme heat events were associated with increased asthma hospital visits, according to research published at the ATS 2024 International Conference.

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She has put together a forecast for 30 years' time which predicted changes to the coastline and more extreme heat events resulting in heat-related illness, infrastructure failure and wildfire risk.

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