THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

TAU Scientists Devise Index to Rate Weather Discomfort

TEL AVIV — Tel Aviv
University Prof. Ezra Zohar
and Dr. Yair Shapiro have
introduced to the Israeli
public a new concept in
beating the heat: a weather
forecast which includes a
discomfort index.
The discomfort index, a
hot weather counterpart of
the American winter "wind
chill factor" concept, re-

fleets the impact of the heat,
not only in terms of temper-
atures, but in terms of the
actual discomfort felt, due
to other factors, primarily
humidity.
The discomfort index —
light, moderate or heavy —
is predicted according to the
hours of the day, so that Is-
raelis — the athletes, the
day camp director, the army
officer — can plan their ac-
tivities accordingly and
avoid strenuous activity.
during the most uncomfort-
able periods of the day.

tists of the Heller Institute
of Medical Research for gui-
dance in determining army
procedures and training
practices in accordance with
weather factors and discom-
fort indexes in different
parts of the country.
Although Israel is a
small country, all of
which is characterized by
a long, hot summer, it ac-
tually has four different
weather zones with
temperature differences
of 20° (68° F) and with
very different discomfort
indexes that sometimes
render the hotter areas

"Israel is in the highest
sun radiation belt, and
the tourist, as well as the
Israeli, must learn to ad-
just his behavior to the
heat, the discomfort in-
dex, and the hours of
Marjanne Wildstrom of
strongest radiation," Dr. Oak Park, and her sister-
Shapiro said.
in-law, Helen Spiegel of At-
ExcessiVe radiation is lanta, Ga., attended an un-
dangerous and extremely usual reunion recently, that
detrimental to the eyes and of former students of schools
skin, and excessive heat in Nurenberg-Fuerth,
imposes a physical strain on Germany.
Writing in the Southern
the body with which it is not
always able to cope. High Israelite, Mrs. Spiegel re-
ported
that nearly 250 per-
temperatures increase the
heart beat, raise the body sons attended the 40-year
reunion
held at Grossing-
temperature, and cause de-
hydration. All of these pro- er's in the Catskills.
Henry Itissingsr was a
cesses are accelerated by
strenuous activity in the ex- notable who came from
treme heat, and can result Fuerth, but sent his regrets.
in heat prostration, and Attending, however,. were
pianist Claude Frank, mite
sometimes in death.
banker, a rabbi, a physicist,
The Israeli Army is in doctors, lawyers, professors
constant contact with the and businessmen. One of
Tel Aviv University scien- the women wrote children's

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more comfortable.
Dr. Shapiro says that
most of the modern settle-
ment of Israel was done by
settlers from Eastern
Europe who had lived in
cold climates. As a result,
they made and still make
mistakes in coping with Is-
rael's hot climate. Their
choice of areas of settle-
ment, for example, gener-
ally ignored the weather
discomfort factor. Original
Jewish settlements in Israel
for centuries were concen-
trated in the most comfort-
able areas, such as Safed
and Jerusalem.

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books, while another was in
the Israeli government.
Others ran businesses, were
nurses, community leaders,
housewives and were in-
volved in other professions.
Mrs. Spiegel observed
that nearly all who were Or-
thodox as children re-
mained observant .

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