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Why name and categorize heat waves?A girl cools off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Fri, Jul 14, 2023

Cities are categorizing and naming heat waves—yours should, too. 

This article explains why cities around the globe are beginning to categorize and name heat waves to prepare for climate-driven extreme heat. You’ll learn why heat is so deadly, who is most vulnerable, and how using a health-based heat early warning system and naming heat waves can protect people.

Articles by Jessica Dabrowski

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Sun, Jul 9, 2023

The second named heat wave of the summer: Heat Wave Xenia Sevilla

The ProMETEO Seville pilot project names incoming, high-risk heat wave Yago Seville. This is the second ever heat wave to receive a name.

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Fri, Jun 23, 2023

Heat Wave Yago Sevilla: ProMETEO names incoming heat wave in Seville, Spain

The ProMETEO Seville pilot project names incoming, high-risk heat wave Yago Seville. This is the second ever heat wave to receive a name.

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Aerial image of the city of Seville, Spain. Arsht-Rock has a categorizing and naming pilot for heat waves in Seville, Spain.

Fri, Apr 21, 2023

Arsht-Rock launches second year of categorizing and naming heat waves in Seville, Spain

proMETEO Seville, developed in collaboration with Arsht-Rock and a network of meteorological, scientific and academic partners, links weather forecasts to health outcomes.

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Fri, Sep 9, 2022

California Governor Newsom signs bill that will protect Californians from extreme heat

California Governor Newsom signed AB 2238, one of the most substantive bills addressing climate-driven heat passed in this year’s legislative session. The bill will require the California Environmental Protection Agency to develop a first-ever statewide system to rank heat waves by January 1, 2025.

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Mon, Jul 25, 2022

Heat Wave Zoe: Seville Becomes First City in the World to Officially Name a Heat Wave

A severe heat wave isgripping Seville today with temperatures expected to exceed 42° C for the next several days.

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Thu, Jun 23, 2022

How do you categorize a heat wave? A health-based approach to heat resilience

Arsht-Rock’s health-based categorizing and naming system

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Image of representatives from proMETEO, the City of Seville, and Arsht-Rock at the launch of the first year of the heat wave categorizing and naming pilot in Seville, Spain.

Tue, Jun 21, 2022

Seville Becomes First City in the World to Name and Categorize Severe Heat Waves

proMETEO Seville, developed in collaboration with Arsht-Rock and a network of meteorological, scientific and academic partners links weather forecasts to health outcomes.

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Mon, Oct 18, 2021

Seville Mayor Juan Espadas announces heatwave naming and categorization initiative

Mayor Juan Espadas, in partnership with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, commits to developing methodology for heat wave naming and categorization, beginning in 2022.

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Tue, Aug 4, 2020

What if heat waves were named like hurricanes? New push draws mega insurers, Athens and Miami mayors, Red Cross and dozens more stakeholders

EHRA is pushing for a standard practice of naming and ranking heat waves globally so that communities and people can communicate about the emergency and adequately prepare.

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