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Displaying 15 of about 667 results… disasters i.e. floods, glacial melting, drought, and heat waves. The plan includes: situation analysis heat index background to heat waves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa heatwave early warning & coordination heat wave declaration heat wave surveillance & coordination roles …
… to which S2S climate forecasts could be incorporated into heat-health action plans, to support timely public health decision-making ahead of imminent heat wave events in Europe. Heat waves have been responsible for …
… 2019, up from 19 the year before. A few states have made heat action plans. Andhra Pradesh, issued heat warnings and created public awareness among the public … of extreme heat warning APRIL 2022 Issue Brief Heat Wave Severe Heat Wave Figure 1: Extreme Heat in March – a Map …
… waves by quantifying change in high-frequency extreme wave events over decision or impact-relevant time horizons … The projected increases in high-frequency extreme wave forcing across most of the Southern Hemisphere present … with up to ∼50%–100% increases in extreme, persistent wave events (i.e. wave-storm-spell duration) over the low and …
… holistic guidance to help practitioners increase urban heat resilience equitably in the communities they serve. It … provides an in-depth overview of the contributors to urban heat and equity implications, and it lays out an urban heat … U.S. Pacific Northwest and Western Canadian heat wave took communities by surprise. Records were broken across …
… can play in understanding and preparing for intensified heat extremes. Heat extremes like in the boreal summer of 2021 triggered … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave Environ. Health Perspect. 120 254–9 [14] Mora C et al …
… estimate of urban population exposure to extreme heat––referred to henceforth as exposure––for 13,115 urban … population growth intersects with increases in extreme heat. Without this knowledge, there is limited ability to … above 40.6 °C (Fig. 4C). We isolate the peak of the heat wave hitting Aleppo on Aug. 5, during which HImax exceeded 47 …
… report examines the health consequences of extreme urban heat and the priorities for action and research to mitigate … storm” of risks to global health, particularly from urban heat. This report highlights that the health risks of heat … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave. Environ Health Perspect 2012;120:254-9. …
… and decision-makers can take to mitigate extreme heat's worst effects. It notes that in the coming decades, … report also finds that, although the impacts of extreme heat are global, some people are hit harder than others. … of the deadli- est disasters on record. The European heat- wave of 2003 was responsible for more than 70,000 excess …
… report assesses the social and economic effects of extreme heat through the prism of twelve cities that are already enduring and addressing dramatic impacts of heat waves. The danger posed by extreme heat in urban centers—particularly in the global South—defies …
… a basis for the Asian Development Bank to scale up extreme heat-related adaptation support in urban areas of Asia and … Strategy 2030. Countries in Asia are experiencing extreme heat events, with temperatures reaching record highs. … several cities at the same time, and simultaneous heat wave–drought events, are also expected to become more likely. …
… can undertake to reduce risks in relation to extreme heat that fall into three categories: changing behaviour … Urban areas are the hot spots of global warming. Extreme heat, alongside flooding and wildfire, is a key risk to the … others to act; this will build resilience to extreme heat at the local and community scale. View the report … This …
… in the United States to understand which aspects of urban heat are included or not in city plans and what factors explain inclusion. Heat has become a central concern for cities everywhere, but … MET Heat-Health Watch response to the 2003 European heat wave, the Environmental Protection Agen- cies Excessive Heat …
… the background of global climate change, the increasing heat health risk from the combined effect of changes in high … (town, township, neighborhood committee, and equivalent) heat health risk and adaptability assessments are still … Geographics 10(1): Article 7. Klinenberg, E. 2003. Heat wave: A social autopsy of disaster in Chicago. Chicago and …
… 43 individuals who represent, serve, and/or are part of heat-vulnerable communities in San Diego County, California, … for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging. A growing number … to evaluation include lack of health surveillance for heat wave mortality, emergency dispatches, hospitalizations, and …