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Displaying 15 of about 110 results… [...] South Asia’s heat wave is unusual because it’s happening much earlier in the … of India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. About 60 percent of India’s workforce and about 40 …
… In the coming decades, heat will become one of the most significant and visible … are expected to increase faster than the global average . Heat is linked to both increases in deaths and disease . The … less attention than high-income countries in research on heat’s effects on health. Little is known about how …
… 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 …
… patterns is accelerating the intensity and severity of the heat wave; it is one of the most dangerous risks. It causes mayhem and harms human health, producing heat exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke. Additionally, …
The resilience of people in northeastern Bangladesh against Himalayan flooding has been severely challenged this year. Thousands of homeless and destitute people have struggled to deal with extreme flooding.
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This year's flooding has also challenged the Bangladeshi government's disaster management capacity.
"The excess Himalayan floodi…
… Start Fund Nepal's anticipatory response to the cold wave in January 2022. Nepal is one of the many countries … measures to identify the potential occurrence of a cold wave in Nepal and no triggers to initiate a response, which … Hydrology and Meteorology and India’s threshold for a cold wave, Start Network member agencies alerted Start Fund Nepal …
… most at risk – including acting ahead of a forecast cold wave. To achieve this, the Start Fund’s developed ‘Anticipatory alert B039: cold wave anticipation in Bangladesh’. Trigger monitoring and … this alert, FOREWARN Bangladesh analysed six years of cold wave data. This identified 11 districts vulnerable to cold …
… are multiple climate challenges, including flooding and heat wave exposure. Here, an ECA study revealed that the annual … are multiple climate challenges, including flooding and heat wave exposure. Here, an ECA study revealed that the …
… 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 …
… for 2021/2022 are: British Columbia heatwave – No plan for heat Haiti earthquake – A disaster 300 years in the making … disasters happening around the globe, from record-breaking heat to floods, extreme droughts, wildfires and earthquakes. … by stabilizing shorelines, reducing erosion and diffusing wave energy. Conserving and restoring such ecosystems also …
… is in line with predicted effects of climate change. Heat waves in Viet Nam, a slow onset of the rainy season and … effects of climate change. For example, there were heat waves in Viet Nam, with a slow onset of the rainy season … average (16–17). In central Viet Nam, the first heat wave occurred in the last days of March, which is about one …
… with climate change, such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat events. In 2020, Niger faced one of the largest floods … making them more resilient to floods and extreme heat events and (iii) develop a technical assistance program … with climate change, such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat events. In 2020, Niger faced one of the largest floods …
… floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and … floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and … floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and …
… than surrounding areas, in what is called the urban heat island effect . This combines with and magnifies … such as buildings that take into account flooding and heat risks. Communities such as those in Bwaise have worked … than surrounding areas, in what is called the urban heat island effect . This combines with and magnifies …
… impacts are slow such as sea level rise, the growing urban heat island effect, and coastal erosion, while others are … forced into denser population areas, increasing the urban heat island effect. And hotter conditions limit the ability … wall or dike can always be overtopped by a large enough wave or storm. The IPCC estimates that under most scenarios …