{"id":460,"date":"2024-04-15T09:22:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:04:46","slug":"climate-weather","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate\/Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-460\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-460-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"page-title-banners panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-460-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-460-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Climate\/Weather<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-460-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-icon panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-icon so-widget-sow-icon-default-ef02b8565b6e-460\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-icon-container sow-icon\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf6c4;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-460-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-460-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"rounded-image-w-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-460\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are the effects of climate and weather on health?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-are-the-effects-of-climate-and-weather-on-health\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1063 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_511372034-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate change, including major changes in temperature, sea level rise, and rainfall, can\u00a0impact\u00a0our health in many ways. Extreme weather like floods, droughts, and\u00a0major\u00a0storms\u00a0can lead to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">injury<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">illness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">displacement of people<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">worsening of chronic illness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More wildfires, smog, pollen, and mold can lead to asthma and allergy attacks.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More extreme heat outside can put you at risk for:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dehydration<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heat cramps<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heat stroke, and even death.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Longer warm seasons and precipitation changes can lead to more vector-borne disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWho is affected by climate and weather?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-who-is-affected-by-climate-and-weather\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All communities can feel the effects of changes in our climate. Some people are affected by those changes more than others.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who is at\u202fhigher risk?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Outdoor workers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Infants and young children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Pregnant women<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f People aged 65 and over<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Those without access to air conditioning or heat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f People with chronic conditions including asthma, heart disease, and diabetes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paying close attention to weather forecasts can help you plan.\u00a0News reports can be a resource for shelters or evacuation information. Whenever possible, have a plan before conditions become severe.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat data does Virginia EPHT track for Climate and Weather (including heat)? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-data-does-virginia-epht-track-for-climate-and-weather-including-heat\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia EPHT provides data about heat in Virginia. You can explore:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/annual-number-of-extreme-heat-days-full-year\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Number of extreme heat days each year<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/annual-number-of-extreme-heat-events-full-year\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Number of heat events each year<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/heatrisk-forecast\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HeatRisk\u00a0forecast\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/cooling-centers\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cooling Center map tool<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VDH also tracks visits to emergency departments and urgent care centers to help protect public health. VDH uses a system called ESSENCE to monitor these trends. From May through September, the Office of Epidemiology tracks heat-related illness. For data on heat-related emergency department visits, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/hri-surveillance\/\">Heat-Related Illness Surveillance<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VDH also shares data about heat-related incidents reported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). These incidents include people who receive care from paramedics or other EMS responders. For heat-related EMS data, see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/ems-trauma-data\/data-visualizations\/heat-related-illness\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heat-Related Illne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ss Incidents.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-460-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-460-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"helpful-links so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>View <a href=\"http:\/\/vdh.virginia.gov\/cooling\">Cooling Center Location Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-public-health-tracking\/climate-weather\/heatrisk-forecast\/\">HeatRisk Forecast<\/a> by zip code<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/severe-weather-preparedness\/\">VDH Severe Weather Preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/extreme-heat-and-heat-related-illnesses\/\">VDH Extreme Heat and Heat-Related Illness<\/a> for tips to prevent illness<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/environmental-health-tracking\/php\/data-research\/climate-change.html\">CDC Climate Change information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-460-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-460-1-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508-300x67.png\" alt=\"Virginia Environmental Public Health Tracking\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2023\/12\/Virginia_Wide_508.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia Environmental Public Health Tracking Program<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia Department of Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">P.O. 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