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Extreme heat is defined as a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90°F for at least two to three days. Extreme heat is responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards.
Exposure to extreme heat creates both direct health effects (heat stroke, reduced labor productivity) and indirect consequences (promoting air pollution, increasing asthma attacks, overloading power grids requiring rolling blackouts). Extreme heat can also trigger other natural disasters such as drought and wildfires, while harming livestock and crop production.
Heat.gov is the web portal for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS). It offers preparation materials for excessive heat events, guidance during heat waves, and information about heat-related health dangers. Resources include educational materials, games for children, and Spanish-language outreach materials.
Text SHELTER + your ZIP code to 43362 (4FEMA) to find the nearest shelter in your area.
Working in hot conditions is taxing on the body. Learn more at OSHA Heat Illness Prevention.
We developed supplemental materials for the Texas Homeowner's Handbook that include 4 factsheets on the following topics: Animal Preparedness, Sandbag Stacking, Power outages and Heat, and Septic tan…
During the summer, and other extreme temperature periods it is very important for poultry producers to be mindful of the effects warmer temperatures can have on their flocks.
Heat can affect poultry. This guide documents the stages of heat stress in poultry with behavioral signals to watch for.
The Extreme Heat Fact Sheet gives tips on how to prepare for and survive extreme heat events as well as how to recognize heat related illness.
Provides weather forecasts, summaries, historical data and outlooks for Indiana counties. Produced by University of Kentucky.
Heat illness prevention resources include: worker training scripts (English and Spanish), video trainings (English and Spanish), legal posting requirements, and prevention program information.
Fact sheet containing tips on how to protect yourself and others from heat related illnesses. Includes description of heat exhaustion and heat stroke; addresses heat problems for seniors. Provides ti…
This article details what signs to look for in cattle during heatwaves along with tips to manage and reduce livestock heat stress.
This fact sheet details how to keep perishable foods safe in the event of power loss. Available in English, Spanish and Arabic.
Provides management strategies that can be implemented to evaluate heat stress in pigs and keep pigs performing well during high temperatures.
Survival Basics: Stress Less is a 6-page handout that explores mindfulness techniques to help you prepare to respond with resiliency before, during and throughout stressful times.
This article shares information about what heat stress is, how to prevent and treat it, and provides resources for employers and employees.
Original publication date December, 1990. Reviewed June, 2015. Updated February, 2025.
Pork producers know that transportation can be stressful for pigs. Hot, humid weather conditions during transportation events increase stress in pigs, sometimes leading to death. This article address…
This publication focuses on how residents can cope with the loss of power to their homes. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are likely to lose power during a disaster, but there are many …
This resource outlines the professional development process utilized by Kentucky Cooperative Extension to prepare Extension agents and administrators to assist their colleagues during times of disast…
Information and resources to help prepare for and recover from the effects of extreme weather, including damage to homes, buildings, crops and lawns, as well as tools for financial recovery.
With the High Speed Hand Washing technique and some practice, washing your hands properly helps save time, water, energy and prevent the spread of disease. Absences due to illness are reduced. Groups…
The Engagement Guidelines/Faith Based Community Fact Sheets Series of fact sheets covering individual faith communities that have been developed to help Extension and disaster professionals engage fa…
This article discusses how to maintain good animal welfare and animal care to prevent heat stress in animals as part of the 4-H animal science experience at fairs and expositions.
This article provides several management strategies to help cows cope with heat stress minimizing its negative effects.
Useful tips for avoiding heat illness. Useful to remember after a disaster. How the body works to keep you from overheating during exercise. Learn the signs of heat related illness.
Warm weather rules of thumb for commercial poultry.
Offers charts and diagrams that show the impact of heat and humidity. Provides indepth explanation of how heat stress impacts metabolism, feeding and milk production. 6 pages.
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