extreme heat event

American  

[ik-streem heet i-vent] / ɪkˈstrim ˈhit ɪˌvɛnt /

noun

Meteorology, Climatology.

1. a heat event classified as being excessive enough to pose a serious threat to public health: EHE

   Hospitals have been forced to pay particular attention to assessing extreme heat events and other climate-specific risks.

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Etymology

Origin of extreme heat event

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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extreme heat event

An extreme heat watch is issued when “conditions are favorable for an extreme heat event but its occurrence and timing is still uncertain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

The study indicates that the adaptation efforts of the last 20 years have “largely been insufficient” to prevent a wave of deaths during an extreme heat event, the researchers warned.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023

But there has been a significant amount of analysis and lessons learned from the 2021 extreme heat event, according to Whitely Binder.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022

“An extreme heat event that would have been 100 degrees is now 102.5 or 103 degrees, and that is actually a pretty big difference in terms of the impacts on people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2020

The Weather Service office in Los Angeles described Sunday’s heat as “kiln-like,” predicting a “dangerous to potentially deadly” extreme heat event.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2020