Session: Extreme Heat and Human Health: Predicting the Hazard, Understanding the Impacts (99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, 8 January 2019: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

North 228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Host: 10th Conference on Environment and Health

Chair:

Mary Wright, Arizona State Univ., Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ

Papers:

10:30 AM

2.1

Human Thermal Comfort Modeling in Urban Microscale: Possibilities and Limitations of Rayman and Skyhelios Model

Andreas Matzarakis, DWD, Freiburg, Germany; and D. Fröhlich and M. Gangwisch

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

2.2

The Impact of Excessive Heat on Preterm Birth, North Carolina, 2011−15

Ashley R. Ward, NOAA, Chapel Hill, NC; and J. Clark, C. E. Konrad, and J. T. McLeod

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

2.3

Heat Exposure during Outdoor Activities in the United States Varies Significantly by City, Demography, and Activity

Christopher G. Hoehne, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and D. M. Hondula, M. Chester, D. Eisenman, A. Middel, A. Fraser, L. E. Watkins, K. Gerster, and J. Grotts

Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM

2.4

Development of a Web-Based Tool to Forecast Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature for Populations Who Engage in Exertional Outdoor Activities

Charles E. Konrad, The Southeast Regional Climate Center, Chapel Hill, NC; and A. Ward, J. Clark, and D. Bertrand

Recorded Presentation

2.5

Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature as a Predictor of Heat Impacts: Challenges and Opportunities

11:45 AM

2.6

Real-Time Climate Information for Heat Health Early Warning for Africa

Wassila M. Thiaw, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Climate Prediction Center, College Park, MD

Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM

2.7

Evaluation of Real-Time Forecast Performance of the Health-Impact-Oriented Global Subseasonal Excessive Heat Outlook System during Summer 2018

Augustin Vintzileos, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD

Recorded Presentation

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