HEAT ALERT SYSTEM ADDS A NEW COLOR: MAGENTA!

The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control have updated the heat warning color chart. The lowest color is white – no heat problem. Then it goes up to yellow, orange, and red, which is used when there are medical risk factors from the heat. But now, they’ve added something higher than red – Magenta! Magenta is the worst and deadliest heat threat category, and it means you are in a “long-duration extreme heat activity with little to no overnight relief.”
* So red means you could die; magenta means you’ll die a slow-cooked death.
* Great, more colors for the local TV news. They love saying “It’s a Magenta Alert Day!” and then taking three more minutes to explain what “magenta alert” means, instead of just telling you it’s hot.
* The final color after Magenta will be “Bursts into flames.”
* “But isn’t red the highest?” “Yes, but this chart goes to Magenta. It’s one more hotter than the hottest.” Where have I heard that before?