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Displaying 15 of about 68 results… 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 …
… 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. …
… best practices for communication responses to intense heat events. Conversations between cities not only covered ways to generally communicate about heat risk, but also how COVID-19 and associated city … sts/oem/2016-08-10-how-to-stay-cool-during-phillys-5th-heat-wave/ …
… 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 …
… 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. …
… 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 …
… This paper examines the phenomenon known as Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI), which increases the risk of heat-related human illnesses and mortality, using a global … on mortality and regional level definition of heat wave: a multi-city study in China. Sci. Total Environ. …
… make decisions. Given the sizeable threat posed by extreme heat events, the report details the human impacts of heat waves, ranging from individual and community health to … 2.2. Global and regional patterns of heat waves 2.3. Heat wave preparedness and response 2.4. Challenges with measuring …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… are facing significant climate hazards, from extreme heat to floods, and for almost one in three cities (28%,) … (25%) are facing a high-risk hazard, such as extreme heat, that is expected to increase in intensity and frequency … 54 5 4 Extreme heat (46%), heavy rainfall (36%), drought (35%), flooding …
… 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 …