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… Greece, is one of the hottest capitals in Europe  Managing heat risk is a cross sectoral task  Social resilience is … physical resilience Eleni Myrivili was appointed Chief Heat Officer by the Mayor of Athens in 2021 , filling in the … role to be created in Europe. She is just the third Chief Heat Officer to be appointed in the world, following …
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… make decisions. Given the sizeable threat posed by extreme heat events, the report details the human impacts of heat waves, ranging from individual and community health to … 2.2. Global and regional patterns of heat waves 2.3. Heat wave preparedness and response 2.4. Challenges with measuring …
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… are having to adapt to even more fierce episodes of heat. Some are beginning to pay more attention to a combination of heat and humidity that prevents the human body from staying … recognise that people are less productive in extreme heat, and so those employed in sectors such as construction …
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… flood 4. tropical cyclone 5. water scarcity 6. extreme heat 7. wildfire 8. earthquake 9. landslide 10. tsunami 11. … 38 Extreme Heat Hazard Levels (new in version 2) … for tsunami in Indonesia. Red zones show regions were wave height exceeds both elevation and the threshold on the …

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