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   DJ, Double/twin storms this weekend for NL..."a new normal"...
https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8241210/we-gaan-het-vaker-horen-hittekracht or https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8241210/we-gaan-het-vaker-horen-hittekracht ;
We're going to hear it more often: heat power
NIJMEGEN - TNO, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have developed a new warning system for heat: the heat force. This new index not only looks at temperature, but also at wind, radiant heat and humidity. It is the combination of these factors that determine whether it is potentially dangerous to perform a certain effort. But it is not new, they know in Nijmegen.
Actually, this system is already being used, for example at the Nijmegen Four Days Marches, says Maria Hopman. She is an exercise physiologist at Radboudumc. She did a lot of research into the efforts of the runners during the Four Days Marches. They did not yet talk about the heat force, but about the WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) A more scientific name for heat force.
"We actually already included those four factors of temperature, wind, radiant heat and humidity in our decision-making process for the Four Days Marches. By now linking the term heat power to it and sharing it with a wide audience on a daily basis, everyone can benefit from it."
Heat fit is also important
In addition to the heat force index, there is now also such a thing as being heat fit. This index looks at, for example, the general fitness of someone, age and the clothing they wear. In hot weather, for example, a sweater is an extra factor in the body becoming too warm and possibly becoming unwell.
The KNMI wants to integrate heat power into their weather warnings, so that the public and security services are better informed. In the coming year, the KNMI will first practice with the heat force index before it will be used more widely.
DJ https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/06/seventh-official-storm-year-hits-netherlands-second-ten-days or https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/06/seventh-official-storm-year-hits-netherlands-second-ten-days ;The Netherlands is facing its eighth official storm of 2024, with severe winds battering the country and causing widespread disruptions. Schiphol Airport, rail operators, and highway authorities have reported significant impacts as the entire nation, except for Limburg and Noord-Brabant, is under a code yellow weather warning.
According to weather service Weeronline, the first winter storm of the 2024-2025 season was officially designated early Friday morning, marking the seventh storm of the year. At Vlieland, average wind speeds reached force 9 on the Beaufort Scale between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., meeting the criteria for an official storm. Wind gusts in the northwestern coastal areas exceeded 100 kilometers per hour, with the highest gust recorded at 108 kilometers per hour at Vlieland.
“The strong gusts of wind will come from the west to northwest and will reach speeds of 75-90 km/h, possibly 90-100 km/h along the coast, and possibly 100-120 km/h on the Wadden Sea,” said meteorological service KNMI.
Weeronline highlighted that this is the first winter storm of the 2024-2025 season but the seventh storm overall in 2024. The previous storm, Conall, hit in late November, bringing wind speeds of 128 kilometers per hour and severe disruptions in northern regions.

So far this year storms claimed one life in NL...limited damage...Trend is in the wrong direction. Rain can do a lot of damage-high levels of groundwater may result in "slow flooding"-with no room left for extra rain/influx via rivers to go to...