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Heat Wave
A heat wave is an extended time interval of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and unusually humid weather. It is an extended period of above normal warm temperatures sources: Florida Hazards Watch; WMO
WMO annual climate statement confirms 2012 as among top ten warmest years
2 May 2013, WMO
'Although the rate of warming varies from year to year due to natural variability caused by the El Niño cycle, volcanic eruptions and other phenomena, the sustained warming of the lower atmosphere is a worrisome sign,' said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud in connection with the latest WMO statement on the status of the global climate...
- Workshop: Pasture plant adaptation to drought and high temperature14 Sep 2013, Australia (Sydney)
- Workshop on urban planning for climate events23-24 Sep 2013, United States of America
- 26th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics general assembly22 Jun - 02 Jul 2015, Czech Republic (Prague)
Family guide for behavior in emergency situations2012, Min of Interior, Serbia - gov
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
External Online Resources on Heat Wave
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- Pangeo project - Geological information in support of global monitoring for environment and security
- Swedish Natural Hazards Information System
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
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