Extreme Heat MeSH Descriptor Data 2023

MeSH Heading: Extreme Heat
Tree Number(s): G16.500.750.775.271; N06.230.300.100.725.232.500; N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500
Unique ID: D055874
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055874
Scope Note: High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people.
Previous Indexing: Heat (1966-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2008/11/20

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

Biological Phenomena [G16]
- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
  - Meteorological Concepts [G16.500.750]
    - Weather [G16.500.750.775]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Environment [N06.230]
  - Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
    - Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
      - Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
        
        Hot Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.232]
        
        Extreme Heat [N06.230.300.100.725.232.500]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Environment [N06.230]
  - Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
    - Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
      - Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
        
        Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.710]
        
        Hot Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.710.380]
        
        Extreme Heat [N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500]

Extreme Heat Preferred

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