Heat kills more than almost any disaster — so why can’t we define it?
The absence of an operational, locally calibrated definition isn’t a technical gap. It’s a governance failure with a body count.
Extreme Heat
heatwave definitions
Extreme Heat
Defining heat where you live — a framework for localised heat indices
A heat index built for Finland will not save a life in coastal Pakistan. Until localisation becomes a standardised process rather than a one-off analytical exercise, every heat action plan is guesswork wearing the costume of science.