Weather Why's: Heat Advisory VS. Excessive Heat Warning with Meteorologist Zavian Colón

Published: Aug 23, 2024 Duration: 00:02:10 Category: News & Politics

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WEHER WHY'S I'M METEOROLOGT ZAVIAN COLN. IT'S NO SECRET AT IT'S BEENERY HOT ESE PAST COUPL HEAT INDEX VUES ARE MAKING IFEEL EVENOTTER. THERE HAVE BEEN HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES. SO LET'S FIGURT BETWEEN THE O. LET'S STT WITH THCOOLER OPTION, THAT IS ISSUORY WITHIN 1HOURS OF DANGEROUHEAT ARVING.AND WHEN THEXPECTED AIR DEGREES OR HIGHER FOAT LEAST TWO YS. ANOTHER WAY IS IF THE HE INDEX VAES ARE EXPECTED TBE 105 DEGREES ORIGHER FOAT LEAST TWO DAYS. WHEN A ISSUED, YOU N EXPECT IT TO B ABNORMALLY HOT. NOW, LET TURN IT UP A DEGREE QUITE LITERALLY AS W TURN UP THE TEMPERATURE AN EXCESSIVHEAT WARNING,UST LIKE HEAT ADVISORY. HEAT WARNING IS ALSO ISSD WITHIN 12 HRS OF EXTREME HEAT ARRIVI. BUT THE REQUIREMENTS A DIFFERENT. A EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS WHE 105 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS FOR HEAT INDEX VALU. IT'S WHEN THE HEAT INDEX OF 110 O HIGHER IS EXPECTED FOR TWO DAYS. SO WH A HEAT ADVIRY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS A ISSUED, IT'S VERY IMPOANT TO PRACTICE THESE SAFETY . THE FIRST ANMOST IMPORTANT HEAT SAFETY TIPS TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, EVEN IF U'RE NOT THIRS. BECAUSE IF YOURE DEHYDRATED IN THIS HEAT, THIN CAN GO DOWILL VERY QUICKLY. ANOTHER TIP IS TO AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACVITIES LI RUNNING OR DOING YARD WORK OUTSIDE. CUTTI TT ONE MO DAY WHEN OUTSIDE.IT'SORTHIT'S NOT SUPEROT YOUR SAFETY. WEARING LIGHT COLOD OR LOOSE CLOTHING IS SO HELPFUL BECAUSE LIGHCOLORED OTHING REFLECTS THE MOST AMOUN OF UV RAYS, WHICH MEANS UR CLOTHES DO NOT HEATP AS QUICKLY WEARG LOOSE CLOTHING IS SO HELPFUBECAUSE YOURODY CAN EATHE IN YOU AREN'T SUFFOCATED BY THE CLOTHES THAT ARE TOOIGHT. AND FINALLY, TRYO DO MOST OF YOU ACVITIES INDOORS WI AIR CONDITIONING.AND IF U WORK OUTSIDE TAKE LOTS OF IF YOU HAVE Y QUESTIONS ABOUT HEAT AISORY OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNIN OR ANY HER WEATHER QUESTIONS, EIL THEM TO ME AND THEY MAY BE ANSWERED NEXT SEGMENT OF WEATHER WHY'S IN THE STIO. I'M METEOROLOGIST

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