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Displaying 15 of about 190 results… The world’s first named heat wave hit Seville, Spain, this week, pushing temperatures past … and earning the most severe tier in the city’s new heat wave ranking system. [...] Zoe is the first named heat …
… died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heat wave. [...] According to research by the polling agency … forces on Thursday announced the death of a worker due to heat in Paracuellos de Jarama, on the outskirts of the …
… to which S2S climate forecasts could be incorporated into heat-health action plans, to support timely public health decision-making ahead of imminent heat wave events in Europe. Heat waves have been responsible for …
… one third of the American population is under some form of heat advisory. Although it is only mid-June, temperatures are … and more severe because of record concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. The WMO co-sponsored Global Heat Health Information Network and the International …
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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…
… measures that must be taken for people’s protection. The “heat alert” system classifies heat waves into four categories and informs citizens to … measures that must be taken for people’s protection. The “heat alert” system classifies heat waves into four categories …
… 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 …
… [...] “The reason that most people work outside in the heat is because it's work that has to be done. But it doesn't … to countries in southern Europe with a long experience of heat, you will find that they do have siestas” he says. “I … In high temperatures, construction workers are exposed to heat stroke as well as skin damage, and they also have 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 …
… many fear having to make a basic choice between food and heat. Climate change is not an abstraction but felt … contribute to the greenhouse gases that are causing the heat waves. Better windows help, but seemingly small changes … many fear having to make a basic choice between food and heat. Climate change is not an abstraction but felt …
… 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 …
… Heat waves over Europe have increased three to four times … states explain almost all of the upward trend in heat waves in western Europe, and around 30 percent over the … of double jets explained about 30 percent of heat-wave trends for the whole of Europe, but in the western …
… falling victim to extreme weather events, specifically heat waves like the ones that hit many parts of the world … a fever but she was dehydrated. Climate change is making heat waves longer, hotter, more frequent, and more dangerous … housing movement began in response to a devastating heat wave that hit the country in 2003. That summer, around …
… officially launched a new pilot program to address deadly heat waves. The program , unveiled yesterday on the summer … solstice, introduces a system for naming and ranking heat waves in much the same way as hurricanes. [...] Spain … with extreme temperatures for weeks. A sizzling heat wave last month sent temperatures soaring across the southern …
… was unusual, scientists said, but they stressed that such heat was unlikely to materialise. As the days passed, … on higher temperatures – and the likelihood of seeing 40C heat in the UK rose steadily. The UK Met Office implemented … a full six days before the heatwave struck – the earliest heat warning that it has ever released. And, by 15 July, the …