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.
- Avoiding
Dehydration
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Extreme
Heat, What is it?
US Department of Health & Human Services
- Extreme Heat Fact Sheet
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 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
- Heat Index Forecasts
National Weather Service (NOAA)
- Heat Precautions Put on the Front Burner
Texas Department of State Health Services
- Heat Waves
American Red Cross
- Heat Wave Information Sheet
Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages
- Working
Outdoors in the Heat
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
- Planning
for Extreme Heat
The Environmental Protection Agency
