City officials, the growing number of heat resilience officers, as well as doctors, nurses, first responders, researchers and the general public, are increasingly requesting federal support to understand the complex and dangerous impacts of extreme heat. Heat-related illnesses and death are largely preventable with proper planning, monitoring and education. The annual average temperature of the contiguous United States has already warmed over the past few decades and is projected to rise by 5☏ – 8.7☏ by the end of this century. July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, and summers are getting hotter and deadlier. As extreme heat conditions impact millions of Americans, this site will help ensure that all our communities, including our most vulnerable, have access to the data, tools and resources they need to mitigate heat impacts.” “ leverages innovation and data to help deliver timely and accurate information to the public. “Addressing the climate crisis, including extreme heat, has been a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and at the Department of Commerce, we have been working to use every tool at our disposal,” said U.S. also includes information on NIHHIS programs events and news articles heat and health program funding opportunities and information to help at-risk communities. The site features heat information from across federal agencies, including heat forecasts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service, the new national Climate and Health Outlook developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC’s Heat and Health Tracker, as well as heat planning and preparedness guides. To serve the American people, offers maps, data and information from across disciplines, from inside and outside of government, that will enable informed decisions by communities on a daily basis and allow planning weeks and months ahead. “ is an exciting new and accessible website designed to help everyone become engaged with their community, their state-level government, and federal partners, to take actions that can reduce the deadly health impacts of extreme heat.” Extreme heat is a silent killer, yet it affects more Americans than any other weather emergency - particularly our nation’s most vulnerable,” said Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor. “President Biden has directed us to respond to the extreme heat gripping the nation. The site was developed by the National Integrated Heat Health Information System and Esri, a private partner, to provide information and tools to improve federal, state, and local strategies to reduce the health, economic, and infrastructural impacts of extreme heat. This screenshot shows the homepage of, a new one-stop website of information about extreme heat and health.
Additionally, the Administration has made record investments to help families with their household energy costs, including summer cooling. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden Administration has invested in programs to build resilient infrastructure that helps communities withstand extreme heat, drought, wildfires and other heat-related hazards. The launch of is just the latest measure to address extreme heat. Extreme heat mortality disproportionately affects Native American and Black communities, as well as those living in the urban core or very rural neighborhoods, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, the heat crisis does not affect people equally. for the past 30 years - more than hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding or extreme cold - killing over 700 people per year. will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health for the nation and is a priority of President Biden’s National Climate Task Force and its Interagency Working Group on Extreme Heat.Įxtreme heat has been the greatest weather-related cause of death in the U.S.
Today, the Biden Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat.
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