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Displaying 60 of about 103 results… in Bangladesh and India and extreme and record-breaking heat in North America, Western Europe, the Middle East and … in Bangladesh and India and extreme and record-breaking heat in North America, Western Europe, the Middle East and …
… a false flood signature. The first scenario models a flood wave generated by a structural failure of the dam. While the … comparative study evaluating a number of dam-breach flood wave models (DAMBRK, FLOW SIM 1, FLOW SIM 2, HEC-1, SMPDBK, … et al., 2009), has been tested for simulating the flood wave for a near to com- plete DB compared to SMPDBK (Reed & …
… and a fast-urbanising city. The city has become an urban heat island and is facing associated challenges including … which were further constrained by COVID-19 and the second wave of the pandemic • The project teams needed to implement … would answer, it is in the sky and we receive energy and heat. Then we would tie a ribbon and explain how the sun ray …
… uses the total water concept, using tide in total water, wave, and river conditions to generate inundation scenarios … space. The SWAN model [36] was utilised to generate wave computations using the same wind distribu- tions as for … et al. Progress in Disaster Science 13 (2022) 100216 3.6. Wave simulation Wave simulations were carried out using the …
… to the climatic conditions. They insulate from extreme heat and cold and make use of cheap and locally sourced … to the climatic conditions. They insulate from extreme heat and cold and make use of cheap and locally sourced …
… health of Sao Tome and Principe’s population, including heat stress, food and water insecurity, spread of water- and … Direct effects Health impacts of extreme weather events Heat-related illness Indirect effects Water security and … risk’), 1900–2100 FIGURE 3: Percentage of hot days (‘heat stress’), 1900–2100 The percentage of hot daysd is …
… through hazards such as floods, droughts, cold spells, and heat stress. Most of these hazards are projected to become … These recommendations address increasing drought and heat stress as well as floods and landslides in each of the … infrastructures [2]. In lower districts of terai zones, heat waves are increasingly common. Increasing temperatures …
… Gaibandha and Jamalpur Districts prior to the second flood wave. The cash support aimed at supporting their immediate … injury, but cannot afford treatment. Prior to the second wave of flood, he received BDT 4,500 from SUFAL via bKash (a … This has benefitted around 1,826 people in the first wave and 2,290 people in the second wave of the flood. A …
… as a low-lying atoll is increasingly affected by the ocean wave energy due to rising sea level and degrading fringing … are causing high sensitivity of coastal areas to the ocean wave energy and flooding events. The risk assessment … adverse impacts on the natural coastal buffers to absorb wave energy and will exacerbate destroying the cultivated …
… temperature levels across the whole country, thermal heat stress is already elevated and will continue to impact … 2050. This trend, however, can be counteracted by adopting heat-tolerant cassava varieties, which will keep suitability … for Guinea-Bissau, including droughts, waterlogging, and heat stress. Next, it assesses climate change impacts through …
… risk’), 1900–2100 FIGURE 3: Percentage of hot days (‘heat stress’), 1900–2100 The percentage of hot daysd is … well as the transmission of vector-borne diseases (23–26). Heat stress Climate change is expected to increase the mean annual temperature and the intensity and frequency of heat waves, resulting in a greater number of people at risk …
… Direct effects Health impacts of extreme weather events Heat-related illness Indirect effects Water security and … rainfall, 1900–2100 FIGURE 3: Percentage of hot days (‘heat stress’), 1900–2100 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 24 26 28 30 … scenario RCP2.6 2085, high emissions scenario RCP8.5 Heat stress Climate change is expected to increase mean …
… RISK SuRvEIllaNCE aND EaRlY WaRNING SYSTEMS Integrate heat stress (see page 9) into existing monitoring systems and … Direct effects Health impacts of extreme weather events Heat-related illness (see page 9) Indirect effects Water … (ciguatera) and skin infections/infestations (4). Heat stress (see page 9) is increasingly being recognized as …
The main objective of this assignment is to undertake a comprehensive assessment of existing centralized and decentralized early warning systems as part of transfer of technologies for enhanced climate risk monitoring and reporting on water resources in drought and flood prone areas, with aim to support the mitigation of climate shocks, and strengthen r…
… livelihood zones. This points to a higher probability of heat stress which is likely to affect the Sorghum High …