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Displaying 30 of about 67 results… 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 …
… Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, … wildfires and hot weather.” When wildfires and extreme heat occur at the same time, they magnify air pollution: … smoke increases fine particulate matter in the air and the heat combines the smoke and other pollutants to create more …
… unimagined realms. It’s been a summer of record-setting heat across Europe and the United States, including … Pritzker Family Foundation-funded UCLA project called Heat Resilient L.A. Turner is focused on the issue of extreme heat, and how we can address the looming crisis. “Protecting …
… Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov , a new website to provide the public and … to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health …
… Heat waves and air pollution are harmful, even deadly, and … that compared to days without extreme conditions, extreme heat days carried a 6.1% increase in risk of death. On … deaths were 5% more likely. But on days with both extreme heat and air pollution, deaths were 21% more likely—a …
… air conditioning. According to a new report , dying from heat is a common fear among inmates – and the failure to … a really dangerous situation,” she said. “When we have a heat wave such as this summer, it can potentially lead to …
… data to help officials protect those living in sweltering 'heat islands' Residents track 'heat islands' in their cities Hot weather kills more than 700 … took shifts throughout the day to record variations in heat, humidity and other indicators across 200 square miles …
… can undertake to reduce risks in relation to extreme heat that fall into three categories: changing behaviour … Urban areas are the hot spots of global warming. Extreme heat, alongside flooding and wildfire, is a key risk to the … others to act; this will build resilience to extreme heat at the local and community scale. View the report … This …
… government resources to reducing the risks of extreme heat in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller … Orrego, appointed Cristina Huidobro to the role of Chief Heat Officer (CHO) in partnership with the Atlantic … committed to tackling the growing threat of extreme urban heat for vulnerable people. The appointment also marks …
… Foundation today released their peer-reviewed extreme heat model along with the implications highlighted in The 6th National Risk Assessment: Hazardous Heat. The report identifies the impact of increasing … cover, and proximity to water to calculate the current heat exposure, and then adjusts for future forecasted …
… will use maps to inform efforts to combat extreme heat. Extreme heat kills more Americans than any other weather event , but … for the first time, two international cities. "Extreme heat kills more Americans than any other weather event and …
… up those previous studies and look at the effectiveness of heat-mitigating roofs over an entire city. The study focused … roofs can reduce the hours of high temperatures during a heat event day.” With lower temperatures, there is less need … what roof materials would be best when trying to mitigate heat waves. … CHICAGO — A new city-wide model showed that …
… tools include walls, boats, and evacuation drills. When a heat wave blanketed swaths of Washington state last summer with … Medical Center in Seattle. The state reported 100 heat-related deaths in one week. Since then, hospitals around …
… In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia and the U.S. Pacific … economic, environmental and social vulnerabilities . Heat waves silently roll in with only a shimmer of visible …
… Spend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. … others just a few miles away. Within these “ micro-urban heat islands ,” communities can experience heat wave conditions well before officials declare a heat …