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Displaying 11 of about 11 results… due to reduced labour productivity caused by extreme heat in Europe. For the analysis of current impacts, the … the findings to the historical period 1981–2010. Excessive heat has been shown to be an important negative externality … 6. Ioannou, L. G. et al. Effect of a simulated heat wave on physiological strain and labour productivity. Int J. …
… better constructed and provide better protection from the wave of a tsunami. Evacuation measures are at the center of … 1997. Mortality in Chicago attributed to the July 1995 heat wave. American Journal of Public Health 87(9): 1515–1518. …
… of the Edenville Dam failed, resulting in a flood wave rushing downstream toward the town of Edenville and into … Sanford Lake, which was created by Sanford Dam. The flood wave continued to cause damage by also bursting the Sanford Dam. A flood wave approximately over 6 meters tall was unleashed upon …
… ice, rising sea levels and prolonged periods of extreme heat and cold,9 as well as their associated consequences for … and civil rights activists across geographies—spurring a wave of political and industrial blowback in the form of … of extreme weather events: cold fronts, fires, floods, heat waves, windstorms etc. Human-made environmental damage …
… ment of an equipment tower and realignment of micro- wave antenna hardware to restore communications. WATER AND … Ecological damage is significant but temporary in nature. Wave and storm surge resulted in the breach of the sand bar …
… Summary Diesel-powered thermal power plants, a waste-heat recovery system and solar power plants, all owned by the … diesel-powered thermal units, and the balance from waste-heat recovery and solar plants. There are three main consumer … and reporting from outer islands via the NTA 6.5 short wave radio. In the process of standardizing assessment forms …
… to improve people’s well-being, it has driven a new wave of domestic economic migration into the physically …
… faces increasing flooding events; more frequent and longer heat waves; and stronger tropical cyclones accompanied by …
… period or lockdown could have prevented a second wave and given more time for the transport sector to be more …
… weather effects such as floods, storms, droughts, and heat waves. The effects of greenhouse gases on the global … 38% rainstorms, flash floods, and landslides; and 10% heat waves, frosts, and wildfires. Meteorological disasters …
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…