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Heat Advisory Covers All of Seoul; District Cooling Shelters Open 24 Hours
Children cool off from the heat by playing in the fountain at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul. News1…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #coolingshelters #heatresponse #heat-relatedillness #outdoorworkers #Seoulheatadvisory #SeoulMetropolitanGovernment #vulnerablegroups
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#MEWx #NWS: "Heat wave continues today into at least Friday. Heat and humidity will provide fuel for thunderstorms through Friday with storms possible during the afternoon and nights. Placement, timing, and coverage of storms remains variable. The main hazards with any severe storms would be damaging winds and hail."
Oh, and btw, pretty much ALL of the #CoolingCenters in #Maine will be closed on Friday. So helpful!!! 😡 I don't recall #Heatwaves taking days off!
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Heat Advisory Hits All of Seoul; Mayor Orders Full Effort to Protect Lives
With the season’s first heat wave advisory issued across Seoul, citizens gather under a shade canopy at a…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #coolingshelters #heatwaveKorea #heat-relatedillness #OhSe-hoon #Seoulheatadvisory #SeoulMetropolitanGovernment #urbanheatisland #vulnerablegroups
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Well, what is open for folks in #Maine needing #CoolingShelters during #ExtremeHeat? Let's find out... (And there has to be more than just these, right? Right?)
#CoolingCenters across Maine offer relief from extreme heat
Extreme heat watch ahead of the Fourth of July
By Adelaide Brown, June 29, 2026
PORTLAND, Maine — An extreme #HeatWatch is in effect this week for much of the state ahead of the Fourth of July.
"Need to get out of the heat? There are multiple community cooling centers in Maine that help provide temporary relief from the high temperatures.
"According to the Maine Emergency Management Agency, a cooling center is a facility that has been opened for short-term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when hot temperatures may become dangerous.
"City of #PortlandME officials said the public library on Congress Street will be open as a cooling center on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meanwhile, Troubh Ice Arena will be open as a cooling center on Friday because the library will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Portland officials also said there will be splash pads at several city parks and reminded people they can also cool off at the Deering Oaks Ravine.
"The city of #AugustaME also announced that it will offer a daytime cooling center at the Augusta Civic Center on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. People are being asked to enter the Civic Center through the South Entrance and follow the signs to the Cumberland Room. Pets are welcome, provided they always remain in a secure crate or carrier, which will not be available on-site. People with questions about the cooling center or transportation needs can call the Augusta Police Department's non-emergency line at 207-626-2370 ext. 0.
Listed below are cooling centers featured on the Maine Emergency Management Agency's website.
- Bridgton will have a cooling center open at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St., Bridgton, Maine. Wednesday, July 1, and Thursday, July 2, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Have a pet? Call ahead. Pet protocol: Animals will be housed in the garage. No exceptions unless a service animal. Owners must provide carrier/crate, food, and bowl. For more information, please contact the community center. Contact: 207-647-3116
- Mason-Motz Activity Center, 190 Middle Road, Falmouth, ME. Cooling Center during Summer Season, Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Family Ice Arena, 20 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth, ME. Open for Cooling Center during Summer Season, Monday – Friday: 4 a.m. to midnight; Saturday & Sunday: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact: 207-781-4200
- Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, ME. Open as a Cooling Center During Summer Season, Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Sundays. Contact: 207-781-2351- Freeport Community Services at 53 Depot St. will be open as a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from June 30 through July 2.
- The Lisbon Police Department's lobby is available as a cooling/charging center. Address: 300 Lisbon Street, Lisbon, Maine 04250. Services: Cooling/Charging. Hours: 24/7 as needed. Contact: 207-353-2500
- South Portland Community Center, Cooling Center open July 2, 2026, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Offers device charging, Wi-Fi, water, and is ADA accessible. Contact: 207-767-7650
- Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St. in Westbrook. Open as a cooling center, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Offers device charging, computer access, water, and books. Contact: 207-854-0630
- The Westbrook Community Center, 425 Bridge St. in Westbrook, is open as a Cooling Center on Wednesday, July 1, and Thursday, July 2, 2026, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: 207-854-0676Source:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-cooling-centers-extreme-heat/71773045#MainePol #ClimateDiaryMaine #ExtremeHeat #Heatwave #Unhoused #Homeless #MaineLibraries #LibrariesRule!
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Coupang Eats Expands Heat Wave Support for Delivery Partners
Coupang Eats provided summer safety supplies, including bottled water, to delivery partners in the Seongnam area last summer.…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Coupang #coolingshelters #CoupangEats #deliverypartners #heatwavesafety #Koreadeliveryplatform #MinistryofEmploymentandLabor #workersafety
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#Portland's first test of its new administration style will put it under #heatstress, but not, we hope, a trial by fire.
I haven't heard any news about #coolingshelters, in spite of the obvious fact that over 72 hours of excessive heat will cause deaths to the unhoused.
What stresses me is local governments' apparent inability to read a fucking forecast, and plan accordingly. Again.
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Why #nighttime #heat can be so dangerous and why it’s getting worse
On average, nights are warming faster than days in most of the United States, a national climate assessment found.
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN, Jun 30, 2023
"Summers are getting hotter than ever, shattering all-time high temperature records, straining the energy grid and damaging critical infrastructure.
"#HeatWaves also are coming to include another increasingly dangerous element: overnight temperatures that don’t cool down enough to offer sufficient reprieve from stifling heat, particularly for people without access to #AirConditioning.
“'Most people don’t realize that hot nighttime temperatures have been outpacing daytime temperature increases across most populated regions worldwide in recent decades,' Columbia University’s Data Science Institute postdoctoral research scientist Kelton Minor told CNN.
“'We think it’s because as the days grow warmer, there is more moisture in the air that traps the heat,' the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s executive director, Lisa Patel, told CNN. 'During the day, that moisture reflects the heat, but at night, it traps the heat in.'
#Increasing nighttime heat is even more common in #cities because of the #UrbanHeatIsland effect, in which #metro areas are significantly hotter than their surroundings.
"Places with a lot of #asphalt, #concrete, buildings and #freeways absorb more of the sun’s heat than areas with ample #parks, #rivers and #tree-lined streets. At night, when temperatures are supposed to cool down, the retained heat is released back into the air, said University of Washington climate and health expert Kristie Ebi.
"Areas with a lot of #GreenSpace – with grass and trees that reflect sunlight and create shade – are cooler on summer’s hottest days, she said.
“'Many cities put together #CoolingShelters, but people have to know where they are, how to get to them and what hours they operate,' Ebi told CNN, noting city officials must rethink #UrbanPlanning to consider #ClimateChange."
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From Cameron Beach #DAT on FaceBook:
FOR RESIDENTS IN TEXAS FACING THE IMPACTS OF THE UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WAVE THERE IS A
RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO YOU. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING STATE-PROVIDED INTERACTIVE WEBSITE LINK TO ACCESS THE LOCATION OF
COOLING CENTERS NEAR YOU.#texas
#texasheatwave
#Texasstrong
#heatwave
#COOLINGCENTERS
#COOLINGSHELTERS