print email comment close Heat Wave: A Major Summer Killer URL: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/heat_wave.shtml Description: Advisory about hazards and illnesses associated with heat waves. Defines the heat index and the possible heat disorders (such as sunstroke and heat exhaustion) associated with different temperature ranges. Includes suggestions for avoiding illness and lists symptoms of each disorder. From the National Weather Service. Publisher: NOAA National Weather Service Extra Keywords heat stroke sunburn heat cramps Library of Congress Subject Headings: Heat -- Physiological effect Heat exhaustion Heat stroke LII Database Information: Record 21557 created by Jennifer English on 05/15/2006 Last modification on 05/16/2006 Published: 05/18/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21557