The United States deals with a host of severe weather threats each year, from deadly tornadoes and hurricanes to treacherous flooding. Of all the types of dangerous weather, however, none is more deadly to Americans than high temperatures, specifically intense and long-lasting heat waves.
Although they do not get as much attention as their more violent weather counterparts, heat waves on average kill more Americans than any other severe weather event. To better understand and quantify heat waves by duration and intensity, AccuWeather is unveiling the AccuWeather Heatwave Counter and Severity Index
, just in time for summer.
