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Displaying 5 of about 5 results… urbanisation make the population more vulnerable to heat. If no specific action is taken, this will lead to a … structures, can protect occupants from the impacts of heat at low energy costs, if appropriately designed, … EU policy landscape � including the EU�s renovation wave, �Fit for 55� package of proposals, the EU climate …
… live in a country where it is hot most of the year, where heat has not been an issue in the past, it may be an issue … a heatwave can drastically reduce deaths due to extreme heat. Actions are also simple, low-cost, and well within the … for example – can save lives during episodes of extreme heat. As many as 5 billion people live in areas of the world …
… construction. The severity of extreme events like drought, heat waves, forest fires and flooding has intensified over … this dam until the dam was breached releasing a rapid wave of water and soil. Erosion from this release may well …
… energy and momentum. Residents reported a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … 7). kamayama/Malama residents report a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … flow pushed the floodwater and residents reported a ‘tidal wave’ or ‘wall’ of material including mud, boulders and tree …
In the month of May 2016, parts of Sri Lanka were hit by the heaviest recorded rainfall in more than 18 years, which caused severe floods in 24 districts and also horrific landslides, one of which was the worst recorded in our country. The floods and landslides resulted in the loss of at least 93 lives and affected almost half a million people. The disa…