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The Scorcher website provides a map that displays where in Australia a heatwave has recently occurred, and links to temperature records for more than 100 weather stations.
It also lists other interesting facts such as the longest heatwave, the hottest heatwave, and the hottest stand-alone day for each weather station.
Heat Waves Around The World
Heatwaves occur all over the world, in both the southern hemisphere and in the northern hemisphere.
You might have seen news reports about how a heatwave in Europe caused more than 30,000 deaths, but what about heatwaves in Australia?
Are Australians more used to the heat and better prepared for heatwaves? Do people in Australia die of extreme heat?
Source: Disaster Resilience Education for Schools, Australian Government, 2012
Heatwave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity.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 an extended period, and often are accompanied by high humidity.
Source: Facts About Heatwaves, 2014.
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Hammered by a Heat Wave! by ISBN: 9781936087518Publication Date: 2010-01-01In July 1995, a scorching heat wave blasted Chicago with temperatures as high as 106° F (41° C) for five days straight. Such extreme weather can cause heat stroke and even death in vulnerable individuals; in fact, heat waves kill more people in the United States each year than any other kind of natural disaster. How would residents of Chicago survive the relentless heat? Eyewitness accounts and incredible photos bring to life the experiences of ordinary people who faced catastrophic danger -and lived to tell their stories.
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