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Displaying 9 of about 9 results… 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. …
… that are working to reduce the inequitable distribution of heat risks across populations and urban areas. As cities are … and population groups are more affected by urban heat than others. At the same time, some policy responses to heat impacts can be unfair. To address this, cities can apply …
… 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. …
… Nepal’s gross domestic product. Increased flooding, heat stress on labor productivity and health, and heat stress on crops and livestock are expected to be a … a job or earning loss during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020, the highest in the South Asia region.4 While …
… to climate-sensitive hazards including extreme heat, droughts, floods, cyclones, sea-level rise, and in some … the effects of storms and typhoons, droughts, and heat waves – many of which are expected to worsen as a result … resilience of community infrastructure include: Heat wave, Floods, Cyclones causing damaging winds and storm …
… de Soroll - (2017). Figure 23 Map of potential surface heat accumulation. Source: Barcelona Regional from Landsat-8 … of the population over 75 years of age due to heat waves. Source: Study of climate change impacts on … to atmospheric pollution? (2020). Figure 29 Map of surface heat accumulation. Population group 75 years old and over. …
… faces increasing flooding events; more frequent and longer heat waves; and stronger tropical cyclones accompanied by …
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…