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On August 10, the German cabinet approved a draft bill to install more water fountains in German cities and municipalities. If the law passes the Bundestag, local authorities will be obliged to provide access to free drinking water in public spaces as part of the so-called "Daseinsvorsorge" (guaranteed basic public services framewo…
… efforts were the first to map a city's “islands” of heat in a “sea” of lower-temperature surroundings. [...] … car technique with modern methodology to chart dangerous heat zones. Their approach uses thermometers in … city blocks; such data could help urban planners develop heat-mitigation policies in places without access to …
… Climate change is making extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods, and droughts more frequent and intense. … impacts on human health, particularly in cities, due to heat accumulation during the day and lack of cooling at … in Swiss cities in the future, as a UZH study shows. Heat waves might become up to eight times more frequent …
… 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 …
… Office issued severe weather warnings well ahead of the heat. A Level 4 UK Health Security Agency Heat Health Alert had been issued for Monday and Tuesday. … change altered the likelihood and intensity of this heat wave in the region of the red alert warning. To capture the …
… 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 …
… by the University of Bristol on recent past and future heat levels. So what does this tell us? Which neighbourhoods are most affected by heat now and in the future? The research identified which … UK Health Security Agency), there is evidence that excess heat-related mortality is first detectable above an …
… solar power. Here's what you should know about growing heat risk - and how to deal with it: What risks do heatwaves … say. But because most of those deaths occur at home, with heat aggravating pre-existing vulnerabilities such as heart … can drive up death rates. Australia has even seen extreme heat generate thunderstorms full of pollen-laden rain that …
… UK infrastructure has typically been designed to retain heat during the winter, but it must become effective at keeping the heat out in the summer. As things stand, roughly 20% of … which means it can absorb and transfer a lot of heat faster than other construction materials, and reach up …