Seville Launches World’s First Program to Name and Rank Heat Waves
CLIMATEWIRE | Seville, Spain, has officially launched a new pilot program to address deadly heat waves. The program, unveiled yesterday on the summer solstice, introduces a system for naming and ranking heat waves in much the same way as hurricanes.
It’s the first city in the world to implement such a program, according to organizers. And it’s launching just in time for another record-breaking hot season.
Spain has been grappling with extreme temperatures for weeks. A sizzling heat wave last month sent temperatures…