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announced the implementation of a new Heat/Health Watch Warning System in the
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The Heat/Health Watch Warning System is a collaborative tool that measures
oppressive air affecting health and is part of a national focus addressing the
special hazards excessive heat has on urban centers. "The excessive heat program that started in Philadelphia in 1995 is
proving to be a model for the rest of the country.

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In conjunction with AIIM's 2005 Wednesday Webinar Series, you are invited
to listen to its webinar that will be broadcast live over the Internet on
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 2:00 p. Seattle joins 14 other metropolitan areas using the Heat/Health
Watch Warning System as guidance for issuing Excessive Heat Watches, Excessive
Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories."
Seattle joins the list of cities with the Heat/Health Watch Warning System
that includes Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; Phoenix/Yuma, Ariz.shtml

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When unseasonably hot
conditions do arise, the Seattle National Weather Service office will issue a
Heat/Health Watch Warning System message, alerting people in the region that
precautions need to be taken against the hot weather .gov/seattle
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"Based on NOAA National Weather Service data from 1994 to 2003, excessive
heat is the top weather-related killer, causing more fatalities per year than
floods, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms or extreme cold," said
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, Lake Charles, La. This partnership aims to better educate the
community in advance about the risks of heat, what safety measures can be
taken during a hot spell, and the new Heat/Health Watch Warning System.

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The Seattle NOAA National Weather Service office is collaborating with the
health departments in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties as well as the
Washington State Department of Health, the American Red Cross and area
emergency management agencies.

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"The Heat/Health Watch Warning System is the first and only meteorological
tool that identifies oppressive air masses that historically diminish people's
health," said Laurence Kalkstein, PhD.

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An average of three or four heat-related fatalities occur in the Seattle
area during a typical summer. More lives are at risk during abnormally hot
summers, such as in 1992 when 50 to 60 people died.
"Heat is a health hazard in the Seattle area and this new Heat/Health
Watch Warning System provides tailored excessive heat information specific to
our area," said Ted Buehner, warning coordination meteorologist of the Seattle
office. "People are acclimated to a more temperate climate and when it gets
unseasonably hot, many people suffer, especially since air conditioning in
residences is rare. Louis;
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