Seems like very sensible actions. Heat-health warning system - I don't understand this. Isn't this basically just the weather forecast doing its thing?
> Heat-health warning system - I don't understand this. Isn't this basically just the weather forecast doing its thing?
Not quite. Weather forecast is focused on, well, weather, whereas a heat-health warning system is basically an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population [0]. Whilst weather forecast will tell us how warm it will likely be, heat-health warning systems will tell us of potential health impacts; their main goal is to reduce heat-related morbidity and mortality [1].
On whether it's "climate slop", as one misinformed user appears to suggest - it definitely isn't. In the UK there's an official alert dashboard for this [2] and the national weather and climate service (Met Office) has a short guide explaining how it works [3].
(With so many people denying how reality works I sometimes wonder if we shouldn't in fact let it all burn. It's beyond depressing.)
> The report estimates that scaling up the six actions globally could prevent 1.6 million deaths annually – equivalent to one in every 40 deaths, based on modelled projections. The six actions include: heat-health warning systems; climate-resilient drinking-water services; basic sanitation services; hygiene and handwashing facilities; cleaner household fuels and technologies for cooking and heating; and efficient fossil fuel pricing policies. The actions could also help avoid 16.7 billion tonnes of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to 31% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions excluding land use, land use change and forestry.
Across five of the actions, every US$ 1 invested is estimated to yield US$ 24 in benefits. <
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[ 21.4 ms ] story [ 125 ms ] threadNot quite. Weather forecast is focused on, well, weather, whereas a heat-health warning system is basically an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population [0]. Whilst weather forecast will tell us how warm it will likely be, heat-health warning systems will tell us of potential health impacts; their main goal is to reduce heat-related morbidity and mortality [1].
On whether it's "climate slop", as one misinformed user appears to suggest - it definitely isn't. In the UK there's an official alert dashboard for this [2] and the national weather and climate service (Met Office) has a short guide explaining how it works [3].
(With so many people denying how reality works I sometimes wonder if we shouldn't in fact let it all burn. It's beyond depressing.)
[0] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/weather-health-alerting-system
[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12367936/
[2] https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/weather-health-alerts/he...
[3] https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/seasona...
Across five of the actions, every US$ 1 invested is estimated to yield US$ 24 in benefits. <