Padilla Leads Colleagues in Calling on National Weather Service to Define Heat Domes to Protect Against Extreme Heat
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
Today, amid dangerous levels of heat across much of the United States, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led five Senators in calling on the National Weather Service (NWS) to publish an official federal definition for heat domes.
Ongoing heat domes have blanketed much of the United States this summer, shattering temperature records and threatening the health and safety of milli . . .
Today, amid dangerous levels of heat across much of the United States, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led five Senators in calling on the National Weather Service (NWS) to publish an official federal definition for heat domes.
Ongoing heat domes have blanketed much of the United States this summer, shattering temperature records and threatening the health and safety of milli . . .