When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
https://apnews.com/article/killer-heat-health-climate-red-hot-magenta-496d5dfad5d3b224b8d1a506a755d42b
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer.
The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday — Earth Day — presented a new online heat risk system that combines meteorological and medical risk factors with a seven-day forecast that's simplified and color-coded for a warming world of worsening heat waves.