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heatwaves are caused by hot and humid days with very little air movement to cool down the suns heat.

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Is there a scale used to measure the intensity of a heat wave?

Yes, the Heat Index is a scale used to measure the intensity of a heat wave by combining air temperature and relative humidity to determine how hot it feels to the human body. The higher the Heat Index, the more dangerous the heat wave can be.


How long does a heat wave last?

A heat wave typically lasts for a few days to a few weeks, but the duration can vary depending on the location and intensity of the heat wave. Heat waves are generally defined as prolonged periods of excessively hot weather relative to the normal conditions for that region.


How is a heat wave sensed?

heats goes up on the ceilings when the windows are shut then more heats gets created to fill the room up. they are sensed by electricity or fire that gets warm by rubbing sticks to create heat to get more warmer.


What is a story of the Russian heat wave?

The Russian heat wave of 2010 was one of the most severe in the country's history, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some regions. The heat wave led to extensive wildfires, crop failures, and a spike in mortality rates. The extreme weather event highlighted the potential impacts of climate change and raised concerns about Russia's vulnerability to future heat waves.


Compare and contrast a cold wave and a heat wave?

they are both can formed by the same high pressure system . the heat waves are extended periods of above-normal temperatures . but the cold wave is an extended periods of below-normal temperatures .

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When does a heat wave occur?

when the summer is really hot and the sun is getting close to the earth.


For refraction to occur in a wave the wave must?

For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must enter a new medium at an angle.


Does a heat wave only occur in the summer?

Heat waves happen all over the world. I have researched and it says that it already has happened in Ohio, and it has happened in California too.


What energy transformations occur if final form of the energy is Heat from an electric stove?

So is the "heat" radiant heat, an electromagnetic wave? (Heat is used to mean many things.) Electricity gets turned into the electromagnetic infrared (heat).


Is heat wave and heat stroke the same?

no. a heat wave is weather, a heat stroke is a health condition.


Does a heat wave occur before a tropical storm?

Not necessarily. A heat wave refers to a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, while a tropical storm is a weather system characterized by low pressure, thunderstorms, and strong winds. The occurrence of a heat wave and a tropical storm can be independent of each other and may happen in different timeframes and locations.


When is the famous heat wave recorded?

In1904 there was a long heat wave.


Who beat the heat wave in Heat Wave?

everyone that is still alive??


Can a heat wave be snow and heat?

No. A heat wave is a prolonged spell of extremely hot weather. There would be no snow. Rain is not usual during a heat wave either.


When was Wave of Heat created?

Wave of Heat was created on 2010-07-15.


When was Heat Wave - comics - created?

Heat Wave - comics - was created in 1963.


What type of wave is heat?

Heat wave, a prolonged period of unusually hot weather