heat event

Some of the money will be spent to protect against wildfires, reduce air pollution and deal with extreme heat events.

“Extreme heat events are dangerous,” said Christina Curry, chief deputy director of the California Office of Emergency Services, during the panel.

And since the trio of hardy banana sightings seven years ago, South Korea has seen several record-breaking heat events.

Declaring extreme heat events as major disasters could pose challenges for FEMA.

Now, however, the accumulation of greenhouse gases due to the burning of fossil fuels is increasing the likelihood and severity of such extreme heat events.