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Heat Waves
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat. Excessive heat is defined as temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average high temperature for the region during summer months, last for a prolonged period of time, and often are accompanied by high humidity. The following sites will provide information on heat hazards and how to plan for excessive heat should it occur in your area.
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- Avoiding Dehydration
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Extreme Heat Fact Sheet
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/heat.shtm
- Health Hints Newsletter: Heat
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Janet M. Pollard, MPH & Carol A. Rice, Ph.D., RN
- Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stress
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
http://fcs.tamu.edu/health/child_health/heat/heat_exhaustion_heat_stress.php
- Heat Index Forecasts
National Weather Service (NOAA)
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heat_index.shtml
- Heat Precautions Put on the Front Burner
Texas Department of State Health Services
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/features/20050523.shtm
- Heat Waves
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_586_,00.html
- Heat Wave Information Sheet
Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages
http://www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/code/heat.pdf
- Working Outdoors in the Heat
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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