Sentences with phrase «during a heat wave»

First, Maine is part of the New England grid, which like almost all major grids in the United States has its highest annual peak demand during heat waves in the summer.

It won't surprise most of you to hear that during this heat wave I spent most of my time in the kitchen - with the oven (and all burners) blazing.

I did a huge - ass Sunday cook - up this week because I didn't want to turn on my oven any more than I needed to during a heat wave.

We've been experiencing a heat wave over the past few weeks, so I've been churning up batches of ice cream instead of turning on my oven — at least, I have been some of the time because I can't resist homemade cookies even during a heat wave.

Been making a lot of salads with veggies, salsa, guac and nutritional yeast (+ some kind of animal protein) during this heat wave and they pretty much get the job done

I ended up making these during the heat wave (hubby graciously did the grilling) and these were great.

Who wants to turn on their ovens and sweat away in the kitchen during these heat waves?

Scholz was early to have a covered dam — effectively an enormous bladder, the biggest water bed you've ever seen — as vines have to have water during heat waves and even then growers lose tonnes and quality by the day.

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Ecliptic's Zenith Grapefruit Gose and Crooked Thumb's Florida Grapefruit Gose zestily refresh like cold showers during a heat wave.

For instance, the report finds that African Americans living in Los Angeles are almost twice as likely to die as other Los Angelenos during a heat wave.

Cities that anticipate hotter weather, like Chicago, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, have launched programs to prevent loss of life during heat waves.

All three species increased the percentage of vegetables consumed during heat waves.

«Since the hottest temperatures usually occur around noon and continue through the early afternoon, a plant's survival during a heat wave is most threatened during this period,» Wang explained.

«By tying the heat response to the circadian clock, plants maximize their chances of survival during heat waves.»

However, the reduction in the numbers of stomatal pores decreases the ability of plants to cool their leaves during a heat wave via water evaporation.

Larry Kalkstein, a geographer at the University of Delaware, Newark, has discovered a rise in the number of deaths during heat waves in the US, Canada, Egypt and China.

«Trees have direct and indirect benefits for cooling buildings and reducing human suffering during heat waves,» Endreny said.

In the summer of 2016, temperatures in Phalodi, an old caravan town on a dry plain in northwestern India, reached a blistering 51 °C — a record high during a heat wave that claimed more than 1600 lives across the country.

As in the Netherlands, only about 40 per cent of the «extra» deaths during heat waves in the US were inevitable but heat - hastened deaths.

In some cities, he says, fewer people seem to die during heat waves if the average temperature has been higher and they have got used to the heat.

And while ozone in the eastern U.S. has decreased overall, the levels can spike during heat waves.

Similar to the humans who find themselves sluggish during a heat wave, when water is scarce, Douglas firs also put the brakes on growing — a choice that could have ramifications for forest carbon stocks and the global carbon cycle.

Satellite and socioeconomic data can pinpoint which of a city's neighborhoods are most at risk during heat waves

«And that's really, far and away, the biggest risk factor for dying during a heat wave.»

«Previous studies have found that the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the effect of heat and more likely to die or be hospitalized during heat waves,» said Dr. McCormack, an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and lead study author.

The agency last week warned in a report that more people will die during heat waves, freshwater supplies will shrink, and diseases will spread in coming years, among other impacts of increasing global temperatures.

Anderson, G. B., and M. L. Bell, 2011: Heat waves in the United States: Mortality risk during heat waves and effect modification by heat wave characteristics in 43 U.S. communities.

In this case, the scientists looked at how much more likely the extreme temperatures recorded across Europe were during this heat wave because of warming, and found clear indications that it upped the odds.

The last time Portland saw temperatures over 100 °F was during a heat wave in late June when the temperature reached 101 °F on June 25.

What have you been wearing during this heat wave in the United States this week?

We shot 12 hour days, outdoors, during a heat wave in the summer for 5 weeks.

«It was during the heat wave, and I sat and watched California run out of electricity,» she recalls.

We spoke only intermittently, and I had little to say, except that I liked Montpelier, Vermont, very much, but that was probably because I'd only visited the state once, during a heat wave in New York, and it had seemed to me I'd gone to heaven.

It's 1979, and seven - year - old Abby, the youngest member of the close - knit Santerre family, is trapped indoors with the chicken pox during a heat wave.

When your air conditioner breaks during a heat wave or you stumble upon the motorcycle of your dreams, we treat you with the respect you've earned and the courtesy you deserve.

Certain breeds, especially those with long coats and short snouts (brachycephalics, such as bulldogs, pugs and persians) are particularly prone to heat stress, but all breeds and coat lengths may be affected, especially during heat waves!

July 13, 2016 — Ottawa Humane Society agents have charged a woman for allegedly leaving her dog to suffer in a hot car — a close call that serves as a reminder during the heat wave of the dangers of leaving pets alone in vehicles.

Pros: We came in from Amsterdam where there was no A / C during a heat wave.

In France, the mortality rate during the heat wave was statistically significantly increased in all age groups above 45 (my age).

The message would resonate with more people if it were launched during a heat wave or following some other natural calamity that could be blamed on global warming (which I assume is the global climate crisis referred to by video).

Hopefully these tips can help you stay cooler and more energy efficient — even during the heat wave!

A bit for electricity (I posted my monthly electric bill during the heat wave earlier as reference), a bit for gasoline (~ 50 gallons a year), a bit for clothes and food.

I brewed beer in the insulated but unfinished house during a heat wave this summer and it stayed below 70 degrees inside on days up to 107 degrees.

The Portuguese example is a well authenticated one from 1949 that occurred during a heat wave which enveloped most of Europe.

The frequency of major heat waves in the Midwest has increased over the last six decades.59 For the United States, mortality increases 4 % during heat waves compared with non-heat wave days.60 During July 2011, 132 million people across the U.S. were under a heat alert — and on July 20 of that year, the majority of the Midwest experienced temperatures in excess of 100 °F.

Anderson, G. B., and M. L. Bell, 2011: Heat waves in the United States: Mortality risk during heat waves and effect modification by heat wave characteristics in 43 U.S. communities.

Extreme heat events have long threatened public health in the United States.165, 134,135,136 Many cities, including St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Cincinnati, have suffered dramatic increases in death rates during heat waves.

Another example is a loss of electrical power during a heat wave or wildfires, which can reduce food and water safety.261 Air conditioning has helped reduce illness and death due to extreme heat, 262 but if power is lost, everyone is vulnerable.

«We conclude that wind generation is likely to have significantly reduced the price impact brought about by sharply rising demand during the heat wave period.