Heat wave facts for kids
A heat wave is a long period of extremely hot weather, which may be followed by high humidity. There is no definition of a heat wave in which everyone agrees; the term depends on the usual weather in the area. Temperatures that people from a hotter climate consider normal can be called a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. The term is used on both common weather changes and to very hot events which may occur only once a century.
Images for kids
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Temperature anomalies, March to May 2007
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Animation showing heat waves from 1901 to 2010
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Illustration of urban heat exposure via a temperature distribution map: blue shows cool temperatures, red warm, and white hot areas.
See also
In Spanish: Ola de calor para niños
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