Experts Are Fighting Over Whether to Treat Heat Waves Like Hurricanes | There’s a growing push to improve public risk awareness by giving heat waves names, just like hurricanes. Meteorologists are skeptical.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-12/should-heat-waves-have-names-meteorologists-are-unconvinced?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcyMzQ1MTc2NiwiZXhwIjoxNzI0MDU2NTY2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTSTNJOEJUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI1RTUzMTc1QURCQ0U0Mjk2QTQ2NTE0OEQ2MTVBN0YyNSJ9.bC3YyqD4AWmI0Kkrwest77UD86LdmkY2T-4sffcsVMs
by silence7
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Name them after Big Oil executives and company names.
Giving them names, starting and ending dates, and warnings of SPF, hydration, and shade would go a long way toward opening the eyes of deniers.