KNMI’s New Heat Scale Revealed

The Dutch weather agency KNMI just launched a new “hittekracht” scale — from zero to ten — to measure how hot it actually feels, factoring in humidity, wind, and sunshine. It’s designed to help people and emergency teams better understand real-world heat stress, especially as extreme heat events are already causing collapses during races and straining cities unprepared for the summer. While workers like roofers say they’re often feeling “nine out of ten” even when the official temp is lower, only a third of Dutch municipalities have heat action plans — a glaring gap as summers grow hotter and more dangerous. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7d4fec67477dae97