A New Way to Measure Heat Risks for People
Facing more sizzling summers, Colorado tests a new risk formula that raises the likelihood of health warnings
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Facing more sizzling summers, Colorado tests a new risk formula that raises the likelihood of health warnings
The result is a more defined standard for warning people about heat and a higher likelihood that an advisory will be issued in Denver and other areas of the state.
For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people at risk for heat-related illnesses.
"Most of the time, the heat index that the National Weather Service is giving you is just the right value. It's only in these extreme cases where they're getting the wrong number," co-author and
While we all know things on Earth are generally getting hotter, heat isn't the only factor influencing how hot we actually feel.