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20 October 2015
A Much Better Heat Index Is Sorely Needed. This is It.
I listened to an excellent talk today at the 40th National Weather Association Conference here in Oklahoma City, and It was about a better way of alerting the public to dangerous heat. Yes, you’ve heard of the Heat Index, and it does indeed have value, since the amount of moisture in the air plays a big role on how efficiently your body can cool itself on a hot day. There …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.