/tags/extreme-heat Extreme heat en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/st-louis-just-missed-breaking-heat-record-2024 St. Louis is set to feel like Texas if the warming trend continues, a local scientist says. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/st-louis-just-missed-breaking-heat-record-2024 Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-11-22/st-louis-extreme-heat-plan Heat is the deadliest weather event. A new initiative hopes to protect St. Louisans from extreme heat that climate change is making worse. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-22/st-louis-extreme-heat-plan Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-12/why-this-summer-was-hotter-drier-and-wetter-than-normal Extreme weather fluctuations jeopardize the lives and livelihoods of people in the Midwest region. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:19:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-12/why-this-summer-was-hotter-drier-and-wetter-than-normal Ulaa Kuziez /news-briefs/2024-08-29/hot-muggy-weather-southwest-illinois-ties-heat-record-corn-sweat Humidity can bring the heat index up significantly, and “corn sweat” only adds to the moisture in the air. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:12:12 GMT /news-briefs/2024-08-29/hot-muggy-weather-southwest-illinois-ties-heat-record-corn-sweat Meredith Howard /health-science-environment/2024-08-27/extreme-heat-common-experts-warn-dangerous-kids Thirty-four Missouri residents — aged 11 months to 96 years — died due to heat-related illness in 2023, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:59:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-27/extreme-heat-common-experts-warn-dangerous-kids Rebecca Smith /news-briefs/2024-08-26/st-louis-region-108-degree-heat-index-dangerous-temperatures A heat advisory is in effect until Tuesday evening. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:10:38 GMT /news-briefs/2024-08-26/st-louis-region-108-degree-heat-index-dangerous-temperatures Kate Grumke /2024-08-16/heat-deaths-data-midwest Heat kills more people every year than any other climate-driven disaster. But experts say hot temperatures are likely causing even more deaths than official numbers show. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:33:42 GMT /2024-08-16/heat-deaths-data-midwest Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-07-05/extreme-heat-floods-midwest-climate-change Warmer temperatures are leading to more extreme precipitation, dry periods and dangerously humid heat waves all at once. But in a complicated system, some things aren’t changing as expected. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-05/extreme-heat-floods-midwest-climate-change Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/st-louis-sees-record-breaking-february-heat-for-the-second-day-in-row Tuesday was the warmest Feb. 27 in St. Louis’ recorded history. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:06:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/st-louis-sees-record-breaking-february-heat-for-the-second-day-in-row Kate Grumke, Eric Lee /health-science-environment/2024-01-11/2023-was-the-second-warmest-year-on-record-in-st-louis-heres-what-that-means It was the warmest year on record globally, and St. Louisans also felt the heat. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-11/2023-was-the-second-warmest-year-on-record-in-st-louis-heres-what-that-means Kate Grumke