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heat death [′hēt ‚deth] (thermodynamics) The condition of any isolated system when its entropy reaches a maximum, in which matter is totally disordered and at a uniform temperature, and no energy is available for doing work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Exposure Health impact estimated Baseline health impact Temperature Attributable mortality 1,100 deaths per year (across 10 extremes in > 65-year-old cities); temperate cities have (cold and age group higher rates of heat deaths than heat) tropical cities Rainfall Annual incidence of Average annual death rate in (inland) deaths and injuries Australia (1970-2001) was 0. 2) After the heat deaths Tuesday of two little boys who had been locked in a vehicle, Rotary Club member Larry Jernigan passes out fliers warning against leaving children unattended in cars. weather agency announced that heat deaths are expected to double in the next twenty years as the result of global warming if nothing is done to slow or stop it. |
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