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Displaying 15 of about 15 results… such as (i) rising temperature increases the likelihood of heat wave threats across Asia; (ii) droughts in arid and semiarid … 2021). Governments and GDP at risk annually from rising heat and Humidity ($ million) Global (4.0–6.0) Global …
… tsunami would have traveled, with on shore wave amplitudes significantly higher than would be expected … to an earthquake-generated tsunami9. A 1.2 m high tsunami wave was observed at Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu … broken the surface and afterwards was eroded away by wave action. It is south of Late Island and southwest of …
… medical devices On the African continent, the first wave of the pandemic peaked in July 2020 and progressed more … than the rest of the world. However, Africa’s second wave of the pandemic began in December 2020 and witnessed … mean daily new cases when comparing the peak of the first wave to epidemiological week 53. As of 31 December, 2020, …
… are confronting the pandemic and fighting against the wave of destruction. The struggle against Amazon’s … and at Cricket ground), leading to a horrific second wave, described by the local doctors as ‘Covid tsunami’. Once … the government has put the entire blame for the second wave of Covid-19 infections on a virus variant. Socially, the …
… Paludiculture Retention of water and soil Mitigation of heat stress Control of disease and pests Carbon sequestration Soil fertility Biodiversity Droughts Floods Heat stress Farming as a tool to restore habitats and … detention ponds) Cooling air temperature Mitigating urban heat island effect Regulation of water runoff Carbon …
… including climate and hydrometeorological events such as heat waves, … precipitation and flooding, storm surges, wind, extreme heat and sea-level rise. The passage of Hurricane Matthew … More recently, Tropical Storm Debbie in 1994 and tropical wave in 1996 caused cumulative damage of US$93.1 million to …
… planning and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic (wave 2), National Institute of Standards and Technology …
… is high confidence in the IPCC (2021) that “Concurrent heat waves and droughts have become more frequent over the …
Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the most important, yet vulnerable, drivers of development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This stems from the fact that, while MSMEs are known to support over 50% of all livelihoods on the continent (both formal and informal) these firms often face a plethora of heterogenous risks that regularl…
… heavily on external resource suppliers (e.g. electricity, heat, raw materials). 10 Naturally, manufacturing activities … such as apparel, are particularly exposed to pandemics, heat stress, floods and other risks affecting the workforce. …
… coverage ratio; CBR = cash burn ratio. ICR indicator in heat maps is defined as ratio of earnings before interest, …
This report explains in detail the rationale for launching the multi-year effort to study how critical buildings performed during the 2017 Hurricane Maria, as well as how emergency communications systems worked beside the summary of progress to date. On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria had a devastating impact on much of Puerto Rico, damaging buildin…
… to continue, including higher frequency and intensity of heat waves (Niang et al., 2014). 4.2 | Exposure There is …
… capital, Zagreb. Croatia also experiences both extreme heat and extreme cold. In Croatia’s mountainous regions, …
… by shallow cross flow and, in some areas, wind-induced wave action. • Damaged cross drainage structures, typically …