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Displaying 4 of about 4 results… Sydney researchers are developing a heat stress scale similar to a UV index, with an accompanying app to help the public handle the heat and avoid the risk of health problems from heatwaves. A pioneering Heat Stress Scale and accompanying app will be trialed in …
… speed of these disturbances and found the electromagnetic wave along the magnetic field lines travelled at 1000 … per second. This was far faster than the air pressure wave, which traveled at the speed of sound (a comparatively … of the ionospheric disturbance caused by the air pressure wave about three hours before the pressure wave originating …
… remain highly impacted by agricultural drought and extreme heat for all climate scenarios (Figure 13). FIGURE 13 … remain highly impacted by agricultural drought and extreme heat for all climate scenarios 14 ASI A-PACIFIC RISKSCAPE @ …
… in cities, for example, heatwaves combined with the urban heat island effect, aggravated air pollution events and … will be in cities where concrete buildings retain heat, a factor which, combined with the loss of green spaces, contributes to the “urban heat island” effect. Heatwaves are an emerging climate hazard …